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daveoma wrote:

Brad wrote:

daveoma wrote:I would love it if someday, the city allowed quiet wind turbines to be used by businesses and homeowners. It would be great to have in the event of a natural disaster.

There were 4, a House on 72 and Cass had one, Morrissey Engineering has had 2 different turbines, and a John Deere place on Industrial road has one, and at one time Rockbrook Village had one.

-The house on Cass has since removed theirs and replaced it with a large american flag, so may be that's a statement that they forced them to removed it. It was there for quite a while along with a bunch of solar that is still there.
-Morrissey's last one was ruined in a storm, not sure what happened to their first one.
-The John Deere one is still there last I looked
-Can't remember why Rockbrook took theirs down, but I think its in the Rockbrook thread.

In addition to those, Creighton has several on campus.

I think it would be awesome if someone took this to the city council. IMO residential wind in Omaha has the potential to be more viable than solar. Plus if we passed a law allowing it, then we'd be one of the first in the nation to do so as far as I know.

buildomaha wrote:

daveoma wrote:

Brad wrote:

daveoma wrote:I would love it if someday, the city allowed quiet wind turbines to be used by businesses and homeowners. It would be great to have in the event of a natural disaster.

There were 4, a House on 72 and Cass had one, Morrissey Engineering has had 2 different turbines, and a John Deere place on Industrial road has one, and at one time Rockbrook Village had one.

-The house on Cass has since removed theirs and replaced it with a large american flag, so may be that's a statement that they forced them to removed it. It was there for quite a while along with a bunch of solar that is still there.
-Morrissey's last one was ruined in a storm, not sure what happened to their first one.
-The John Deere one is still there last I looked
-Can't remember why Rockbrook took theirs down, but I think its in the Rockbrook thread.

In addition to those, Creighton has several on campus.

I think it would be awesome if someone took this to the city council. IMO residential wind in Omaha has the potential to be more viable than solar. Plus if we passed a law allowing it, then we'd be one of the first in the nation to do so as far as I know.

This sounds like something that would attract Elon Musk and his battery packs!

In announcing the Papillion project earlier the company said "It will be powered by 100% clean and renewable energy and will create thousands of jobs in the community over the next few years."

On Thursday the company said, "To ensure we are able to power our Papillion data center with clean and renewable energy, we came together with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to create a new tariff that ensures renewable energy solutions are accessible not just to Facebook, but other companies as well. With the new tariff in place, we were able to seek new Nebraska wind projects to meet our goal of powering our Papillion operations with 100 percent clean and renewable energy."

Facebook says the company worked with OPPD and Tradewind Energy to partner on a large new wind farm, known as the Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project. The project is located in Dixon County, Nebraska, about about 100 miles from the data center. It's expected to create up to 300 additional construction jobs.

Cole Epley / World-Herald Bureau wrote:LINCOLN — Omaha Public Power District President and Chief Executive Tim Burke said half the energy the utility sells to retail customers will come from renewable sources by the end of 2020.

Burke said in remarks over lunch at the 10th annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference on Monday that the utility is working on a request for proposals for up to 300 megawatts more of wind energy.

Once that project is online, more than 50 percent of OPPD’s retail sales will come from renewable energy sources.

Aaron Sanderford / World-Herald staff writer wrote: This fall, three candidates who won their races for the OPPD board focused on something else: Each said the district’s environmental goals aim too low, that OPPD should deliver more than half of its electricity from renewable sources.

buildomaha wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:43 pm OWH changed their access structure so I don't have access to digital content anymore.
Did anyone read the article they put out the other day on NE's potential to be a leader in renewable energy? Was there any new/useful information or was it just a summary of everything we already know and captain obvious OWH bs?

ita wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:12 pm

buildomaha wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:43 pm OWH changed their access structure so I don't have access to digital content anymore.
Did anyone read the article they put out the other day on NE's potential to be a leader in renewable energy? Was there any new/useful information or was it just a summary of everything we already know and captain obvious OWH bs?

One that stood out to me is that with the current proposed/currently under construction wind energy projects in the state, it's poised to double its capacity once they are all completed. No timeline provided, or specifics.

Trips wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:03 pm

ita wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:12 pm

buildomaha wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:43 pm OWH changed their access structure so I don't have access to digital content anymore.
Did anyone read the article they put out the other day on NE's potential to be a leader in renewable energy? Was there any new/useful information or was it just a summary of everything we already know and captain obvious OWH bs?

One that stood out to me is that with the current proposed/currently under construction wind energy projects in the state, it's poised to double its capacity once they are all completed. No timeline provided, or specifics.

They need to double wind capacity just to keep up with clean energy requirement for these new data centers.

OPPD sold out of their solar shares before they officially announced that you could buy them. It sounds like the wait list is long enough that it could fill the second phase. I purchased solar shares as Nebraska's laws and OPPD's new pricing structure make rooftop solar tough. Flying into Omaha this weekend you could see the solar farm taking shape and it looked like a great use for useless land.

Trips wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:03 pm

ita wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:12 pm

buildomaha wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:43 pm OWH changed their access structure so I don't have access to digital content anymore.
Did anyone read the article they put out the other day on NE's potential to be a leader in renewable energy? Was there any new/useful information or was it just a summary of everything we already know and captain obvious OWH bs?

One that stood out to me is that with the current proposed/currently under construction wind energy projects in the state, it's poised to double its capacity once they are all completed. No timeline provided, or specifics.

They need to double wind capacity just to keep up with clean energy requirement for these new data centers.

OPPD sold out of their solar shares before they officially announced that you could buy them. It sounds like the wait list is long enough that it could fill the second phase. I purchased solar shares as Nebraska's laws and OPPD's new pricing structure make rooftop solar tough. Flying into Omaha this weekend you could see the solar farm taking shape and it looked like a great use for useless land.

bigredmed1 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 8:43 pm I realize that a lot of hot air has been blowing on this topic recently. How about a return to the topic with some reaction to the physicists and energy researchers publishing data suggesting that wind is far less efficient than we thought and to replace fossil fuels would require more land area than we have?

buildomaha wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:05 pm The transition to renewables should be done in an “Edison” fashion, which is exactly what you’re describing Dave! Less emphasis on huge wind/solar farms and battery farms (all of which are definitely still necessary though) and more power in the hands of the people actually using the power. This would be easier to roll out as it wouldn’t require giant construction projects, just individuals installing wind and solar with batteries on their houses. Not only that, but we will be less reliant on our energy corporations overloads (that we thankfully don’t have to deal with in the public power state). Although the time may be too late for this type of solution due to the dire situation the planet is in and how little time we have to fix this.