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Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat

Guidance

Title: Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat
Author:
Bulliner, K.
Publication Date:
Affiliation
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Technology:
Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Stressor:
Collision
Receptor:
Bats
Language:
English

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Citation

Bulliner, K. (2024). Land-based Wind Energy Voluntary Avoidance Guidance for the Tricolored Bat. Report by US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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AB - The TCB Wind Guidance, along with associated supporting documents, includes curtailment strategies (i.e., reduction in electricity generation) at lower wind speeds. The TCB Wind Guidance includes species specific recommendations and is different than the (Draft) NLEB Wind Guidance due to differences in risk.Note: This guidance only covers avoidance guidance for wind operations and not the potential impacts that may occur during construction or decommissioning.Final TCB Wind Avoidance GuidanceThis document articulates three options on how new or existing land-based wind energy facilities can site and operate in a manner in which incidental take of tricolored bat is not “reasonably certain to occur” and describes standard post-construction monitoring needed to validate the effectiveness of the operational requirements described below at individual wind facilities.Supporting Documents: Final TCB FAQ Wind Avoidance Guidance Final Appendix A TCBFinal Appendix B Final Wind Technical Assistance Letter Template for the Tricolored bat for Option 1 Final Wind Technical Assistance Letter Template for the Tricolored bat for Option 2 Final Wind Technical Assistance Letter Template for the Tricolored bat for Option 3
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Abstract

The TCB Wind Guidance, along with associated supporting documents, includes curtailment strategies (i.e., reduction in electricity generation) at lower wind speeds. The TCB Wind Guidance includes species specific recommendations and is different than the (Draft) NLEB Wind Guidance due to differences in risk.

Note: This guidance only covers avoidance guidance for wind operations and not the potential impacts that may occur during construction or decommissioning.


Final TCB Wind Avoidance Guidance

This document articulates three options on how new or existing land-based wind energy facilities can site and operate in a manner in which incidental take of tricolored bat is not “reasonably certain to occur” and describes standard post-construction monitoring needed to validate the effectiveness of the operational requirements described below at individual wind facilities.

Supporting Documents: