Hualapai Wind Project Feasibility Report

Davidson, Kevin ; Randall, Mark ; Isham, Tom ; Horna, Marion J ; Koronkiewicz, T ; Simon, Rich ; Matthew, Rojas ; MacCourt, Doug C. ; Burpo, Rob

Hualapai Indian Tribe

关键词: Proforma;    Power Purchase Agreement;    Environmental Assessment;    Turbines;    Wapa;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1095901
RP-ID  :  DOE-HUALAPAI-02503
RP-ID  :  EE0002503
RP-ID  :  1095901

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Hualapai Department of Planning and Economic Development, with funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy, Tribal Energy Program, with the aid of six consultants has completed the four key prerequisites as follows: 1. Identify the site area for development and its suitability for construction. 2. Determine the wind resource potential for the identified site area. 3. Determine the electrical transmission and interconnection feasibility to get the electrical power produced to the marketplace. 4. Complete an initial permitting and environmental assessment to determine the feasibility for getting the project permitted. Those studies indicated a suitable wind resource and favorable conditions for permitting and construction. The permitting and environmental study did not reveal any fatal flaws. A review of the best power sale opportunities indicate southern California has the highest potential for obtaining a PPA that may make the project viable. Based on these results, the recommendation is for the Hualapai Tribal Nation to move forward with attracting a qualified wind developer to work with the Tribe to move the project into the second phase - determining the reality factors for developing a wind project. a qualified developer will bid to a utility or negotiate a PPA to make the project viable for financing.