ML19208D553

Amend to New Contention 3.Continues to Support Project Independence Conclusions Stating That Wind Sys Could Be Operational in Relatively Short Time

ML19208D553
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Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	08/20/1979
From:	Potthoff F AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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yg i AN ed)hENDHENT TO aEW CUSTthTIUM III SUBlilTTED B1 F. R. FOTTHOFF III I conterd Large wird-powered. generating systems can be used I

g to replace.the proposed ACNGS and would be. environmentally preferable.to a large nuclear generating plant. (I shall note. in passing that I tried to raise the issue of the preferablity of solar power to.ACNGS, but.due to the restrictions placed on me. by this Board.'s. Sept.1,1978, Order, I was able i

!, to only concentrate on generalities.) hs I noted in my May 25 I

contention, wird-power technology has been feasible since the 1930s when the. Smith-Futnaa cachine was operated in Vermont. This is borne out by thebuilding of a 2000 kilowatt windm111 on top of Howard's Knob in North Carolina, which became operational this year.

Using as a codel the Howard's Knob =achine,the applicant can replace nCUGS with a systou of 600 2 cegawatt winamilla located in its operating area. This may seem prohibAtively expensive since the. Howard's Knob machine cost 03.5 million,

but studies done bye. W. Goluing show cass produced neg.. watt wind systens would cost one-half the price ofmediua size

' 3e W wind systems.1 Using;. the. f1;ur m fer a gyr:.' duction unit

,_ , - 79092 80 7 f# p 1 "The Generation of Electricity by Wind Power" E. W.

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(41490perkilowatt I conclude this system of 600 windmilla would cost 4900 million to build and operate. However to insure power when the wind isn't blowing, various storage ,

systems will need to be built (batteries at4180 per kilowatt, 3

thcrmal at $100 400, flywhells at 4400 per kilowatt.) These storage systems would cost anywhere from 9216 to d480 million, making a wind powered generating system cost at the most around 31.4 billion.

I continue- to, support. the. conclusions of Pro ject Independence which stated wind systema could be operational in a "relatively 4

short time." Tha table on F. I-? shows wirti power in the U.S.

15 15 would supply between 0 5 x 10 ETUs. to 1.4 x 10 BTUS by 1985, which, may be. too conservative aince these figures are based on the assumption that oil woula cost 4 4 -11 per barrel.

However even thesa figures show wingl power could be used to replaca aCNGS since. the. Applicant has staced delays in licensing will cause ACI.GS to operational only by 1986.

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$5 Y F.li. Potthoff II 7200 Shady villa #110 houston Texas 77055 2 Based on figures fron. tabla p. 66. Wind Machines, U. S.

Government Printing Office, 1976, USF-Rh-N-75-051 3 Table.p. 68, Ibid.

4. Project Indeoendence,U.S. Goverrtent Printin Of fice, 1974 1053 205

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AN <J)hENDMENT To rd:,W CONTEFfION III SUBliITTED BY F. E. FOTTEOFF III l I conteni Large wind-powered generating systems can be. used to replace.the proposed ACNGS and would be.environmentall)r preferable.to a large nuclear generating plant. (I shall nota in passing that I tried to. raise the issue. of the preferablity of solar power to, ACNGS, but due to the restrictions placed on me. by this Board's. Sept.1,1978, Order, I was able to only concentrate on generalities.) as I noted Ln my May 25 contention, wind-power technology has been feasible since the 1930s when the; Smith-Putnam machine was operated in Vermont. This is borne out by thebuilding of a 2000 kilowatt wirdmill on top of Howard's Knob in North Carolina, which became operational this year.

Using as a model the howard5s Knob cachine,the Applicant can replace ACNGS with a .;ystem of 600 2 tegawatt wird= ills located in its operatirg area. This may seem prohibAtively expensive since the Howard's Knob nachina cost $3 5 tillion,

but studies done byd. W. Golaing show mass prcduced meg.1 watt wind systems would cost one-half the prica ofmedium si

:e pcsw wind systecc.1 Uaing;; tin fig.::ms l'er a; production unit .

i "The Generation of Electricity by Wind Power" E. W. jQ 2]6 Golding, Philosophical Library, New York, 1956

(31490perkilowatt I concluda tais systen of 600 winJmills would cost 4900 million to build ard operate. However to insure power when the wind isn't blowing, various storage systems will need to ha built (batteries ats180 per kilowatt, 3 thermal at $100_400, flywhells at 4400 per kilowatt.) These storage syr.tems would cost.anywhere from 9216 to d480 'aillion, making a wind powered generating systen cost at the most around 31.4 billion. I corItinue- to, support. the_ conclusions of Project Indecendence-which stated wind systema could be operational in a "relatively 4 short time." Tha table on P. I-7 shows wird power in the U.S. 15 15 would supply between 0 5 x 10 BTUs to 1.4 x 10 BTUS by 1985,.which may be. too conservative aince these figures are based on the assumpt. ion that oi.1 would. cost 4 # -11 per barrel. However even thesa figures show wind power could be. used to replace ACNGS since the Applicant has stated delays in licensing will cause ACNGS to operational only by 1986. An American citizen, NI F.E. Potthoff II 7200 Shady Villa #110 Houston Texas 77055 2 Based on fi6ures from table. p. 66. Wird Machines, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1976, NSF-Rh-N-75-051 3 Tabic. p. 68, Ibid.

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