Democratic National Convention Buys a Dud Offset Project From NativeEnergy
There is a very interesting article at facethestate.com. One of the major offset projects from NativeEnergy used to balance out the Democratic National Convention is the wind turbine on the Wray School District in Colorado. The problem with this wind turbine is that doesn’t work. The turbine was turned on February 15th and has never worked! The turbine will turn on but not enough to generate any power. They have tried firing up the wind turbine 10 times but no luck getting it to work. There are
Wray School District Wind Turbine Project – Update
Sometimes ordinary people who attempt to do extraordinary things encounter unforeseen challenges. The school district in the small, rural town of Wray, CO has faced a few challenges they could not predict in developing their renewable energy project. Their wind turbine, the first large-scale wind turbine in our nation to be owned and operated commercially by a school district, was scheduled to be online by now. But a malfunctioning power converter created unavoidable delays. Replacing this component was further complicated when the U.S. distributor of the Danish-made wind turbine recently changed ownership. The malfunctioning component is now being replaced, so the turbine should be fully operational in early August. The wind turbine will generate electricity, environmental benefits, and educational opportunities, as well as reduced energy costs for the Wray School District.
NativeEnergy’s unique forward stream model brings upfront financing to help new renewable energy projects like the Wray School District wind turbine get built. Once the project achieves commercial operation we purchase the offsets on behalf of our clients. The time period over which the offsets are generated commences after commercial operation is achieved, which, in the case of the Wray School District project will be after the component is replaced on its wind turbine.
This situation clearly demonstrates why new renewable energy projects like this project need upfront capital – including the financing provided by NativeEnergy’s community – to overcome challenges on their path to operation. It also demonstrates that well-designed and financed community-based projects can be successfully developed, and importantly, that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
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Billy Connelly
Native Energy
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