Ringwood Library or the Borough Hall could be a testing site for a renewable energy source.  At the expense of the company who is proposing this effort the Borough Council is putting this request on their agenda to discuss the possibility.

There are several reasons why the Borough Council will be considering this request.  Every state in the union was mandated by the federal government to develop an energy plan.  The State of New Jersey, since the 1970’s, has an energy master plan that is required to be reviewed every ten (10) years.  The last time the energy master plan was reviewed was in 2008 and is currently being reviewed and revised by the state government. This plan requires 20 percent of New Jersey’s energy to come from renewable sources. There are several points in the master plan that have deadlines:

  • 2012 – 1,000 megawatts of wind energy by offshore wind farms
  • 2020 – 3,000 megawatts of wind energy by offshore wind farms
  • 2020 – 200 megawatts of wind energy by onshore wind generators or farms

With this in mind, there is $19 million in grant money to off sit the cost of providing a renewable energy source in a community. 

In 2008, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm was approved and since has become a tourist attraction.  So the first point of the master plan has been achieved and now reviewing for the other points is underway.

Because of Ringwood’s location; there seems to be enough wind to investigate having a wind turbine placed either at the library or the Borough hall. Of course, this company has proposed a power purchase agreement or a contract if there is enough wind to generate a cost effective energy.

The Ringwood Zoning Board will assess the request for a testing tower to be raised in either location.

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