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Vineyard Power Co-operative

Vineyard Power Co-operative is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vineyard Power Co-operative rather than just read about it. In short: Vineyard Power Co-operative is "a community owned renewable energy co-operative based on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts." Vineyard Power develops local renewable energy projects and plans to assist the island of Martha's Vineyard to meet the energy goals of the Island Plan, and work towards a 100% renewable energy supply. The founding of Vineyard Power was inspired by the renewable energy vision of t…

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Reference excerpt

Vineyard Power Co-operative is "a community owned renewable energy co-operative based on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts." Vineyard Power develops local renewable energy projects and plans to assist the island of Martha's Vineyard to meet the energy goals of the Island Plan, and work towards a 100% renewable energy supply. The founding of Vineyard Power was inspired by the renewable energy vision of the people of Samso island in Denmark.

Wind power Offshore wind development is another of the motivations for creating the Vineyard Power Co-op, with the recognition this energy source would need community support. The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) classifies the sound and ocean around Martha's Vineyard to be "Excellent" (between 7.5 and 8 meters per second (m/s) in regard to energy generation potential, at 50 meters altitude) or "Outstanding" (between 8.0 and 8.8 m/s). The first proposal for offshore wind in the area, known as Cape Wind, created significant opposition focused on the lack of community involvement, and visual impacts. https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2011/1437.html That project obtained a lease for development in Federal waters six miles from land in Nantucket Sound. Vineyard Power organized public input into the planning wind farm development off the southern shores of the island, with OffshoreMW Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). This collaboration began as the Martha's Vineyard Offshore Wind Alliance (MVOWA) in 2011. The Vineyard Power Co-op signed a Community Benefits Agreement with that one developer to formalize this arrangement for mutual benefit, and to pursue better community input and economic development for the people of Martha's Vineyard. The development is now called Vineyard Wind. The permitting process for this offshore windfarm is underway.

Solar power During the years when the federal process for offshore wind development moved slowly, the co-op identified opportunities to develop solar projects on the island. The first of these were solar canopies in the parking lot at the locally owned supermarket. Benefits for more citizens came through building solar on town-owned landfills. Town of Aquinnah chose the company, after an RFP, for a solar plant. Construction was started and completed in 2012. The most recent solar project completed is on the roof of the Boys and Girls Club.

See also Vineyard Wind Mayflower Wind Energy law § United States

100% renewable energy The co-op promotes planning and practices that reduce fossil fuel use and the replacement with renewable electricity. The first solar canopies built by the co-op include electric vehicle chargers. The co-op continues to support electric vehicle adoption. Leaders of island organizations met in September 2017 at the initiative of the co-op and Environment Massachusetts to develop a vision of 100% renewable energy use for the island.

References

External links Vineyard Power Island Plan

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vineyard Power Co-operative

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vineyard Power Co-operative claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Vineyard Power Co-operative before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vineyard Power Co-operative ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vineyard Power Co-operative

In research: Vineyard Power Co-operative appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vineyard Power Co-operative in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vineyard Power Co-operative is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cooperatives based in Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard, Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vineyard Power Co-operative outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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