Click on this link to see pictures of the windfarm being constructed in Benton County, Indiana. These pictures give you an idea of the magnitude and beauty of the wind turbines.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/659633@N20/pool/show/with/2237053127/

These are some of the most visually demonstrative slides from a PowerPoint presentation put together by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in November, 2007. The presentation was created to demonstrate the need for and the feasiblity of the development of a Renewable Energy Standard for Indiana.

To view the slides in PDF format, go to http://www.citact.org/pdfs/Synopsis_of_NREL_Presentation.pdf

NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. To learn more about NREL, visit http://www.nrel.gov/

Title: Assessment of the House Renewable Electricity Standard and Expanded Clean Energy Scenarios
(To read the full report, visit http://www.aceee.org/pubs/e079.htm.)

Authors: Bill Prindle, Maggie Eldridge, John A. Laitner, R. Neal Elliott, and Steven Nadel
December 2007
Report Number E079
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - www.aceee.org

Executive Summary
Based on the U.S. House of Representative’s legislation (H.R.3221) of 2007 of an RES of 11% Renewable Energy and 4% Energy Efficiency by 2020 the program by the year 2030 (and compared to business-as-usual) would result in the following:

• Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100 million metric tons
• Reduce electricity usage by 22 billion kilowatt hours
• Create 32,000 net new jobs per year
• Eliminate the need for twenty nine 500-megawatt coal-fired power plants
• Save Indiana $60 billion

Midwest Change in Annual Energy Prices, Capacity, Electricity Sales, and Emissions:

Synopsis of Rate Impact of a Renewable Electricity Standard in Indiana
Peter M. Boerger, Ph.D. (Former Director of the Electric Division of the Indiana Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor)
Engineering Economic Associates, LLC
Indianapolis, IN
November 2006

Synopsis of "A Post Fossil-Fuel America: Are Americans Ready to Make the Shift?"
A National Opinion Survey Produced for Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN)
A Project of the Civil Society Institute
Prepared by Opinion Research Corporation, October 18, 2007

Issue: A 5 Year Moratorium on Coal-Fired Electricity Plants
Respondents were asked to indicate if they were in favor of a five year moratorium on new coal-fired power plants if there is stepped-up investment in clean, safe, renewable energy.

National Response:

• Definitely or Probably Yes: 75%
• No: 25%

Regional Response:

• Northeast (Yes): 80%
• Midwest (Yes): 71%

Issue: Time for a New Industrial Revolution Based on Energy Efficiency and Renewables
Respondents were asked if they thought it is time for our nation to start thinking in terms of the concept of a new industrial revolution, one that is characterized by the orderly phasing out of fossil fuels and the phasing in of new, clean renewable energy sources.

National Response:

• Definitely to Probably Yes: 88%
• No: 9%

Response by Party:

• Democrats: 93%
• Republicans: 84%

To learn more about this survey, please visit the CLEAN website at: http://www.cleanenergyaction.net/101807release.cfm