DOOR COUNTY ENERGY ESTIMATES

Door County Annual Energy Consumption is 564,000,000 (KWH) that requires:

OVER 560,000 TONS OF COAL that releases

OVER 600,000 TONS OF CO2 and

5,000 TONS OF SO2, NOX, MERCURY, etc. and

OVER 160,000 TONS OF FLY ASH

ALL EQUIVALENT TO 993,000 BARRELS OF OIL

According to 2006 Wisconsin Energy Statistics[1], last year Wisconsin spent nearly $18.5 billion on fuel sources that originated from out of state. This is an increase of almost $3 billion more than Wisconsin’s spending on out-of-state fuel sources in 2004. Renewable local energy production is one means by which to redirect this trend and instead achieve economic as well as environmental revitalization within Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Public Service’s estimated energy sources, by percentage, for 2006[2]:

[1] Wisconsin Division of Energy. 2006 Wisconsin Energy Statistics. (Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Administration). Accessed April 14, 2007 at
www.doa.state.wi.us/
[2] Wisconsin Public Service. Average Fuel Mix Comparisons. Accessed April 14, 2007 at
www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/

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STUDIES
Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP), The Effect of Wind Development on Local Property Values, Executive Summary, May 2003
Hoen-Bard College, Impacts of Windmill Visibility on Property Values in Madison County, NY - Overview & Executive Summary - May 2006
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Migratory Bird Mortality - Many human-caused threats afflict our bird populations