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Robin Wilson
Whirligig Inc.
415-525-3800 office
"The answer my friend is blowing in the Wind"
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Robin Wilson
Whirligig Inc.
415-525-3800 office
"The answer my friend is blowing in the Wind"
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/09/mayor_gavin_newsom_directs_win.html
Robin Wilson
Whirligig Inc.
415-525-3800 office
"The answer my friend is blowing in the Wind"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Contact: Mayor's Office of Communications,
(415) 554-6131
*** PRESS RELEASE ***
Mayor Newsom Announces Recommendations of
Urban Wind Power Task Force
Wind Power Task Force, charged with finding ways to encourage the expansion of local wind power generation
in
wind turbines from property tax increases, installing more City-owned small wind demonstration sites, and
exploring offering permitting cost refunds.
“In order to meet our ambitious renewable energy and climate goals, we need to pursue all technologies
available to us,” said Mayor Newsom. “Anyone who’s ever been
city that get a lot of wind. It’s time for
small-scale urban wind sites on city and private property.”
Other recommendations include developing a “San Francisco Wind Map,” implementing a wind anemometer
(wind meter) loan program to allow potential wind customers to borrow anemometers from the City to better
understand their wind resource, and exploring the possibility of revising city-wide height limits to allow for
greater wind power generation.
The Task Force, comprised of representatives from the small wind industry, environmental community, bird
advocates, green building, labor, workforce development, research labs, prospective residential and business
customers, State regulatory agencies, PG&E and relevant City departments, was created by Mayor Newsom and
then-Supervisor Tom Ammiano in July 2008 to explore the potential for small-scale wind generation and
identify barriers to expanding small-scale wind power generation in the City. The Task Force met monthly for
nearly a year to explore key issues facing small-scale wind power development in urban environments, and
addressed a number of key issues, including small wind technologies, testing and certification, understanding
the wind resource and data collection, permitting; costs and incentives, potential impacts on flying animals;
clean tech and workforce development opportunities, increasing public awareness, and possible City
demonstration sites.
“We currently have only two City-owned small wind turbines—one at the
Francisco Zoo, but several other City sites might make good wind demos,” said Jared Blumenfeld, Director of
The complete Urban Wind Power Task Force Recommendations Report is available online, where it is posted
on the Environment Department’s homepage, www.SFEnvironment.org.
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Robin Wilson
Whirligig Inc.
415-525-3800 office
"The answer my friend is blowing in the Wind"
