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2007 Renewable Energy Report

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Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Feb 22, 2008
U.S. utilities will need to plan, finance, and build more than 52,000 MW of renewable capacity at an estimated capital cost of more than $53 billion.

This detailed renewables map includes: New and existing renewable energy projects, transmission infrastructure, regulatory status, facility information (name, company, capacity, fuel, and estimated on-line date where appropriate). Plus, the industry's first comprehensive, nation-wide composite of the latest detailed wind resource measurements.

The map displays:

Existing and Proposed Non-Hydro Renewable Energy Facilities: Wind, Biomass, Solar, Geothermal and Tidal projects are indicated by Status, Fuel, Capacity, Owner/Developer, and Name. Current as of January, 2007!

Transmission Infrastructure: Indicated by voltage, sited using the latest aerial imagery and field survey data.

Proposed Transmission Lines: over 21,000 miles of proposed transmission lines - an increase of 14,000 miles over 2006! Nationwide Mosaic of the Latest High-Resolution Wind Resource Data: Latest data from the U.S. Dept. of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and many other sources.

Substations Locations: Representation of nearly 5,000 electric grid interconnections offers greater information to site new projects.

Project Locator/Data Table: Almost 1,500 current and planned facilities are listed with name, owner, fuel, capacity, proposed on-line date and map location.

Conventional Generation Facilities: Power Plants of 5 MW or greater fueled by non-renewable fuels such as coal, gas, oil, or uranium are indicated.

Detailed Inset Areas: Showing areas of intense development, as well as Geothermal resources, solar intensity, and State-level existing and planned renewable capacity provide further definition. States with RPS's are displayed. Detailed Reference Features: Cities, counties, the most detailed topographic representation available, and other features present a truly complete view of the geographic issues surrounding United States renewable energy.

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