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Renewable Energy Panel

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17 Sep 09

This Briefing is:

UNCLASSIFIED

17 Sep 09

Colonel Dave Belote

Commander

99th Air Base Wing

Premier SchoolsAir Ground Ops School

Ground Combat Training Sq

USAF Weapons School

Unmanned Aircraft School

(Predator/Reaper)

Air Ground Ops School

Ground Combat Training Sq

Nevada Test and Training Range

Premier Exercises

Green Flag West

NTTR Airspace: ~12,000 Sq NmNTTR Airspace: ~12,000 Sq Nm

Washington

DC

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Ground Combat Training Sq

USAF Weapons School

Unmanned Aircraft School

(Predator/Reaper)

Operational Test &

Tactics DevelopmentF-22, A-10, F-15, F-16, B-52, B1,

B-2, SOF, Compass Call, Rivet

Joint, JSTARS, AWACS, MQ-

1/MQ-9, etc

Withdrawn Land = 2.9 M Acres

Nevada Test Site/Other

Military Operations Area

Green Flag West

Red Flag

Jaded Thunder

Blue Flag

JEFX

Special Forces Exercises

DC

Beltway

comparison

RCS/EMI Ground Based Radar

Long Range Radar

NEXRAD (Weather) Radar

Terminal Procedures (TERPS)

Aircraft Noise

Land use

Airborne Radar

Renewable Energy

Potential Impacts

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Renewable Energy Airspace

Thermal Boundaries

Glare

Light Pollution

Transmission Spider webs

Sonic Booms

Environ-mental

Spectrum &

Frequency

Noise

Renewable Energy Pressures

■ 100+ proposals in NV already

■ Abundant energy resources

■ BLM land is very attractive

■ Clarification needed for projects on

military withdrawn lands

■ Mission impacts vary

■ Wind Energy: Height; radar

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■ Wind Energy: Height; radar

■ Solar Energy: Height; radar; glare;

noise/boom damage; heat

■ Geothermal: Unknown

■ New Energy Corridors: Height

Energy Summit

� Nellis held an Energy Summit

28 Apr 09

� Target audience � BLM, FWS, DOE, BIA, etc.

� Local/state/federal officials/staff

� Development representatives

� Industry associations

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� Industry associations

� Goal� Communicate military challenges

� Create, identify, and promote

renewable energy partnerships

Key Partnerships and Outreach

� President Obama

� US Senator Reid

� US Senator Ensign

� US Senator Nelson

� US Congresswomen Berkley

� US Congressman Heller

� US Congresswoman Titus

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� US Congresswoman Titus

� State Senator Nolan

� City of Las Vegas

� City of North Las Vegas

� City of Mesquite

� Nye County Board of Commissioners

� Clark County Board of Commissioners

� Lincoln County Board of Commissioners

� Esmeralda County Board of Commissioners

� Bureau of Land Management

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