Offshore Wind

Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Ivy Main, March 2012

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Kentish Flats wind farm. Photo Phil Hollman

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Long Island Power Authority 2003

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

VCERC 2008

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy for the East Coast

So what does it take to get there?

Need some combination of:• Competitive production costs

• Incentives

• RPS

• Limits on carbon

• Price on carbon, pollution, or other externalities

Virginia’s Renewable Portfolio Standardgets a failing grade

Virginia legislation

• 2010: Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority

• Coordinates data-gathering, supply chain, works with local governments

• 2011: Joint Resolution supporting 3000 MW of offshore wind by 2025

• Aspirational only, no carrots and no sticks

2012: RPS further weakened

What is the Sierra Club doing?

We advocate:

• a real RPS

• including externalities in the IRP process

• continuing funding for VCERC

• incentives for offshore wind investment and turbine manufacturing

• removing the $45 million of coal subsidies