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Home-Grown Energy:

Home-Grown Energy: . An analysis of renewable energy opportunities in Southwestern Wisconsin. Presented by Adam Levine, Scott Janowiak , Lara Rosen University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Urban & Regional Planning Fall 2011 Workshop.

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Home-Grown Energy:

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  1. Home-Grown Energy: An analysis of renewable energy opportunities in Southwestern Wisconsin Presented by Adam Levine, Scott Janowiak, Lara Rosen University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Urban & Regional Planning Fall 2011 Workshop

  2. What is the plan? Local renewable energy production Investment and innovation Economic competitiveness and independence Job creation

  3. What is the plan? PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Site Identification Community Identification Project Implementation

  4. Identify communities ready for renewable energy • 9 counties • 274 towns, cities and villages

  5. What is the plan? • Solar • Photovoltaic • Thermal Wind • Biological • Biomass • Biogas

  6. Who is involved? Multiple other stakeholders

  7. Why is the plan important to the region? Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and 2008-2010 American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  8. Why is the plan important to the region? Source: USDA 2007 Census of Agriculture

  9. Why is the plan important to the region? Resources Farmland Kickapoo River Valley Adding Value Photo Credit: Emily Mills http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilymills/1465314307/)

  10. Why is the plan important to the region? Innovation http://www.soldiersgrove.com/ http://www.organicvalley.coop/newsroom/press-releases/details/article/organic-valley-and-gundersen-health-system-break-ground-on-cashton-greens-wind-farm-wisconsins-fi/

  11. Why is the plan important to the region? INDEPENDENCE Union of Concerned Scientists. (2010). Burning Coal, Burning Cash. Retrieved November 29, 2011, from http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/clean_energy/Burning-Coal-Burning-Cash_full-report.pdf.

  12. INDEPENDENCE Photo Credit: Jason Taellious http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreamsjung/2776853983/

  13. Economic Impact – Current Biogas Sources: US EPA AgStar and Altman et al, “Financial Feasibility and Regional Economic Impacts: Three Case Studies in US Biopower.” 2007.

  14. Montfort Wind Farm 6 People 30 Mega Watts 20 Turbines 15 Acres

  15. Economic Impact – Montfort Wind Farm Calculated by ElaKakde using NREL JEDI suite http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/jedi/download.html

  16. RENEWABLE ENERGIES

  17. Solar PV Solar Thermal Organic Valley, Vernon County Seven Seeds Farm, Iowa County

  18. Solar PV Solar Thermal

  19. US Solar Energy Potential Wisconsin solar potential : approximately 4.5kWh/sq. m/day

  20. Wind Montfort Wind Farm, Iowa County

  21. Wind Energy Potential 6.5 m/s  threshold for viability

  22. Wind Energy PotentialWisconsin

  23. Bioenergy Process COMBUSTION ENERGY! BIOMASS DIRECTFIRING CHEMICAL PROCESSING BIOFUELS MANURE BIOPOWER STOVER ANAEROBIC DIGESTION BIOPRODUCTS WOOD WASTEWATER FOOD WASTE Seven Seeds Farm, Iowa County

  24. Biological Energy Combustion Biogas Rockbridge Sawmill, Richland County Gundersen Lutheran, Lafayette County

  25. Biological Energy Combustion Biogas

  26. Biomass Energy Potential

  27. Methodology & results

  28. Methodology Quantitative Qualitative Identification of Potential Renewable Energy Opportunities

  29. Existing Plans & Other Research

  30. Existing Plans & Other Research + ≠ • Previous attempts • BUT … • -Efficiency v.new projects • New territory

  31. In the community… Visits and Tours Community contacts Focus groups

  32. Words are Great but numbers strengthen SUPPORT

  33. Getting the data • Drove quantitative analysis • Valuable asset

  34. Making Sense of the Data • Method to madness? • Units? • Relevance? • Meaningful classifications

  35. Opportunity Assessment

  36. Highlighted Communities

  37. Pecatonica River Valley Darlington, Blanchardville, Argyle, Lafayette County

  38. Overview and Opportunities Photo credit: Jimmy Emerson • Social • Residential solar • Public/private local interest • Bioenergy • Dairy farms • Corn stover • Sewage treatment plant • Wind energy • Military Ridge http://www.blanchardville.com/

  39. BarabooHills Baraboo,Reedsburg Sauk County

  40. Overview and Opportunities Photo credit: Paul McClure Devil’s Lake State Park (Sauk Co) • History • of land ethic • Natural resource tourism and amenities • Large-scale • food processing • plants • St. Claire hospital

  41. La Crosse, Onalaska La Crosse County

  42. Overview and Opportunities • Urban center • Infrastructure • Private leadership • Biodigestion • Biomass

  43. Some considerations… Our Analysis • Data availability • Time frame • Survey non-response • Privacy issues • Scale

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