Date: 2/10/2011

Location: MA

This is the fifth in a series of free Webinars funded by the DOE Wind Powering America Initiative. The Webinar included a panel of experts in the fields of visual assessment, landscape architecture, and environmental planning with a question and answer session.

The Webinar was designed for attendance by the general public, local officials, state regulators, facility siting decision-makers, policy-makers, and others interested in a review of objective information on the impacts of wind energy.

Speakers

• Thomas Priestley, Senior Environmental Planner, CH2M Hill
• Matthew Allen, Principal, Saratoga Associates
• Richard Lampeter, Senior Scientist, Epsilon Associates

Discussion Topics

The presentations and discussion provided Webinar participants with an understanding of:

• What shadow flicker is, and how it is created;
• The methodologies used to forecast when, where, and how much shadow flicker will occur;
• How forecasted data are analyzed to estimate the potential impact on nearby receptors;
• The current landscape of state and local regulations, ordinances and guidance documents, and their role in the wind project permitting process;
• Available mitigation and management practices; and,
• Areas in need of additional research and analysis.

Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 16.4 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 02:04:03. Text Version (PDF 213 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

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