The Town of Dartmouth is investigating the installation of two wind turbine generators on town owned land in the Paskamansett Valley. An aerial view of the proposed sites can be found by clicking here. This site is near the Department of Public Works Water Treatment and Sewage Treatment facilities. Both these facilities are large users of
electrical power.
The Alternative Energy Committee (AEC), chaired by Dr. Ron DiPippo, has been investigating the use of wind power to save money and generate revenue for the town.
The first step that the AEC undertook was to gather data on the wind available to drive a wind turbine. The results of those studies can be found under the Wind Study results tab at the left. The wind study results showed that the wind regime in Dartmouth was sufficient to power commercial sized wind turbines.
The Town commissioned Atlantic Design Engineers LLC to provide a Wind Turbine Feasibility Study which can also be found at a link to the left. The study showed that the town could generate significant revenue by installing two wind turbines at the DPW site, provided that the turbine towers are at least 262 feet tall.
The Finance Committee reviewed the data on the economics of the wind turbines and the chairman, Dr. Friedman, prepared an analysis that can be found under the Financial analysis tab at the left.
The AEC and Select Board asked the 2009 Annual Town Meeting to fund additional study by Atlantic Design Engineers to provide data that is needed to prepare a permit application under the town's wind turbine bylaw. That bylaw can be found under the Commercial Size Wind Turbine Bylaw tab at the left. A link to the application form is also provided.
Once Atlantic Design Engineers have completed their work, the AEC will have the information needed to complete the permit application. The public is encouraged to review all these materials and to participate in the Special Permit approval process.
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