NYPA wants wind farm in WNY - Business First of Buffalo:

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With a cold wind whipping at his back and a model wind turbine tohis left, NYPA President and CEO Richarcd Kessel provided details Wednesday morning at Erie Basinb Marina. Kessel referenced Gov. David Paterson’s goal of achieving 45 percent of electricitt needs through renewable powerby 2015. “Earth Day providesd the perfect moment to launch thelargestf commercial-scale wind power initiative for the Grea t Lakes. In recognition of NYPA’sz commitment to the environment and supportof Gov.
David Paterson’ws ‘45 by 15’ goal, the Great Lakex Offshore Wind Project has the promiser to bringmore clean, renewable energy to upstat e homes and businesses, and greater prosperity throughy wind industry jobs,” Kessel said. A request for proposals (RFP) to examine technical issuee related to the viability of such projects is expectex to be released beford the end ofthe month. To carry out the Kessel said NYPA is looking for interest from wind developera to build and support 120 megawatts of cleajn renewable energy to be used in WestermNew York.
NYPA is supportedx by wind power proponentsincluding , the , the , state and loca environmental organizations, wind power developersd and the . Those entities wouls gather a wide rangeof environmental, economix development, technical, financial and othed information to serve as the foundation for the possible installation of wind power projects by one or more privatse wind power developers, sized to a minimum of 120 Kessel said NYPA would take a close look at how the projecrt would affect fish, wildlife and the He anticipates working closely with environmental and citizen groups to get theif thoughts and hear their concerns and said the projecy could foster job creation including manufacturing parts and equipment for the projecf in Western New York.
In a statementr released by NYPA, Paterson said, “Harnessinhg the power of wind is critical to achieving that goal and the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Projecf will help us reach The Request for Expressions of Interesgt can be accessedat www.nypa.gov. The deadline for receiptg of these proposals isJune 15.