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Hull Wind

Submitted by cassandra on 08/26/2009
Capacity: 
2.4 MW ( 660KW for Hull 1, and 1.8MG for Hull 2)
Noteworthy: 

Hull wind is the first commercial wind turbine on the eastern U.S. coastline.

Impact: 

The Town of Hull, MA, has won the Department of Energy's Wind Power Pioneer Award., DOER report had indicated that over its lifetime the windmill had saved the town nearly $70,000.

Future Plans: 

The town of Hull plans to install four wind turbines offshore to boost the towns wind production to 15 megawatts.

History: 

The tip of Hull's peninsula was referred to as Windmill Point since the mid 1820s.

Funding: 

1.7 million dollars of funding for the project came from the Renewable Energy Trust.

Contact: 

Hull Town Hall
253 Atlantic Ave., Hull, MA 02045
Tel: 781-925-2000 Fax: 781-925-0224

Year of Operation: 
Hull 1 was finished in December 27th, 2001, and generates up to 660kw. Hull 2 was finished in June 2006 and generates up to 1.8MG.
Web Site Link: 
http://www.Hullwind.org
Owner: 
The town of Hull owns the wind turbine project.
General Notes: 

URL: www.wpi.edu/news/transformations/2009winter/systems-green.html Interview with Andrew Stern, 8-12-09 Q: What was innovative about the Hull Wind project? A: It was the community support for municipal owned turbine. Q: What has been it's impact? A: The impact has been positive with different communities and the town of Hull. 95% of the community support the project support of the project. Q: What are the plans for the future? A: Hull has planed for additional wind turbines which are located offshore, with a total of four more machines each 3.6 megawatts which is 14.4 megawatts of wind in total. The plan should work if approved by 2010. Q: What other projects in New England are you encouraged by? A: Solar brightfield in Brockton Massachusetts, which is a 500kw solar pv installation. Q: How much energy will the Hull wind project contribute to regional energy demand? A: 2.46 megawatts contribute to 115 of Hull's annual energy, with the four new wind turbines, 100% of the energy will be contributed from the wind turbines to the town annually. Q: How much energy could they contribute? A: The wind turbines will contribute 100% of the energy that the town uses. Hull is looking to measure their hydrokinetic tidal energy resources, which will be measured in the Fall.

Energy Categories: 
Wind