Going Green at West Point: Is It Economically Beneficial? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Installing a Wind Farm at the United States Military Academy

作者：Bastian Nathaniel D^*; Trainor Timothy E

来源：Emj-Engineering Management Journal, 2010, 22(3): 12-20.

• Engineering Economics
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Forecast Modeling
• Decision Analysis
• Wind Energy

In 2007, BQ Energy communicated an idea to the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY, about the construction of a 12.5 MW wind farm for electricity production on the western edge of its property in the training grounds near Camp Buckner. Such a project would bring educational, strategic, and potentially economic benefits to USMA, in addition to the obvious environmental benefits that would be realized by the Hudson Valley region. This article describes a quantitative approach to answer why it is financially beneficial for West Point to allow the installation of a wind farm on its property.

• 出版日期2010-9