Advi visory Pl Plan C Committee Gibson C County 1/28/2020 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1/28/2020

Advi visory Pl Plan C Committee Gibson C County

• Thank You
• Zoning & Commitments to Safety
• Project Overview & Updates
• Ordinance Review
• Owensville Doppler Radar
• Project Benefits
• Conclusion

Agenda

Zoning in Gibson County

• RWE neither supports or opposes enacting zoning.
• The majority of our 25 wind farms are in zoned counties.
• Safety is our #1 priority for the communities which host our

projects and where our employees live and work

• Regardless of zoning, RWE will enter into legal agreements

with the county.

• Over 57,000 turbines operating across the U.S.
• 1,200 turbines in the Indiana, since 2007 with no

reported incidents of personal injury or property.

• RWE owns, operates, and maintains 25 wind

farms across the U.S.

• Wind Farms are monitored 24/7/365 with the

ability to shut off in under a 90 seconds.

Safety and Wind Turbines

RWE Renewables Commitments

• A minimum of 1500 ft from a non-participating residence.
• A minimum of 1.1 x the turbine height from a non-participating property line.
• A maximum 45dba sound limit at a non-participating resident. (WHO, EPA)
• No turbines within the NOAA no build zone of the Owensville Doppler. Radar.
• Fully decommission the project at the end of its 30 year useful life.

Is Wind Energy a good fit for Gibson County?

Farming- Each turbine takes up 1/3 acre – enabling farmers, and landowners to continue their current land. Utilities- Renewable energy can lower rates for utilities and consumers. Drainage- Gibson Co. will be able to use additional tax revenue to find drainage projects. Roads- $5-$9 million for upgrading roads within the project footprint. Parks- Parks & Rec will benefit $140,000 from additional tax revenue. Economic development- Total of $80 to $95 million in economic benefit to Gibson Co.

Project Overview

• Gibson Central is a 200 MW Wind Project
• 48 to 66 turbines across roughly 13,000

acres

• Turbine height is roughly 600ft
• Project area is W of Princeton, N of

Owensville & NW of Ft. Branch.

• Duke Energy 345 KV Transmission line is POI

Project Updates

• Preliminary layout has been completed.
• Final Layout in Feb-March
• Environmental studies began in Q3 2019
• Project on track for construction in Jan-Feb of

2021

• RWE launched a new project website:

TriStatewind.com.

Project # of Leases Acres Leased Signees Gibson County, IN (Central) 56 9,510.72 67 Gibson County, IN (West) 79 8,266.52 161 Grand Total 135 17777.24 228

County Ordinance Review

If the draft County ordinance is adopted as it is today, the project would not be able to move forward

Posey County Ordinance Review

Topic Ordinance Restrictions Ordinance Preferences

Property line Setback

Wind turbines shall not be less than 2.5 times the turbine height to any non-participating landowner’s property line. Wind turbines shall not be less than 1.1 times the turbine height to any non-participating landowner’s property line.

Property Values A Property Value Guarantee for all residential dwellings owned by all Non-Participating Landowners within

• ne mile of a wind turbine.
• Forces our company to pay for the

difference of, or even buy, a non- participating property Remove property value guarantee for any residential dwellings owned by all non-participating landowners within one mile of a wind turbine.

Posey County Ordinance Review

Shadow Flicker 153.130 Section J

The maximum WECS turbine shadow flicker experiences at a Non-Participating landowner dwelling shall be zero. Maximum shadow flicker on a Non-Participating landowner dwelling, residentially zoned lot may not exceed 30 hours per year or 30 minutes in a single day.

Visual Impact Evaluation Report

153.126 Section F The report shall assess the visual impact on all properties within the visual impact zones identified below. Revise the report allowing visual simulations to be conducted by cardinal direction towards the project from select vantage points at each mile marker within a 6-mile radius.

Owensville Doppler Radar

• The majority of our turbines will be

located in the Mitigation and Consultation

• Zone. (Orange & Yellow)
• No-Build Zone within 4KM of a radar.

(Red)

• NOAA has stated turbines in Mitigation

zone have low to moderate impacts.

Doppler Radar cont.

• RWE submits turbine locations and layouts to the

NWS and NOAA via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for their review and feedback.

• Mitigation options:
• Changing the layout of projects
• Aligning turbines in certain directions
• Reduce the number of turbines
• Curtailment agreement during severe weather
• Sharing real time weather data with NWS
• Paying for upgrades or additional radar

Project Benefits

$43-54 million to boost Gibson County tax base

• New resources to benefit teachers and students
• Buy updated equipment for first responders
• Fix potholes, repave roads, upgrade bridges
• Bolster budgets for local townships

$30 million in stable, annual payments that landowners can count on, year after year

• Diversification of income
• Keeping the farm in the family
• Drought and flood resistant

Jobs for new and existing Gibson County families

• 400+ construction jobs
• 25 high paying, full-time technician jobs
• Millions spent on local contractor wages

Clean Water. Clean Air. Clean Soil.

• No pollution
• Water free energy production

Taxing Authority

• Approx. 30-Year

Total North Gibson School District $16.3-20.4 million South Gibson School District $6.4-8 million Patoka Township $90,000-115,000 Montgomery Township $160,000- 200,000 Gibson County $12.4-15.5 million Princeton Public Library $1-1.3 million Owensville-Carnegie Public Library $335,000- 420,000 Montgomery Township Parks and Recreation $140,000- 175,000 Princeton-Patoka Township Fire Territory $4.3-5.4 million Owensville-Montgomery Township Fire Protection District $585,000- 730,000 Gibson County Solid Waste Management District $1.3-1.7 million

Conclusions

• This project will provide significant benefit to all residents of

Gibson County.

• Draft County ordinance would not allow the project, if

adopted as-is.

• Doppler Radar impacts will be mitigated and RWE will

consult with NOAA on their recommendations.

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