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Commercial (Large) Scale
Harvest the Wind: A Wind Energy Handbook for Illinois
This handbook was prepared by Windustry for the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois and published January 1, 2004.
Community Wind Financing Handbook
This guidebook was created by Charles Kubert for the Environmental Law and Policy Center in 2004. It talks about business models, sources of equity, grant and loan programs, incentives, and power purchase agreements for community wind projects. You'll find it online on the ELPC website.
Community Wind: An Oregon Guidebook
The Oregon Energy Trust, in collaboration with NW SEED, developed a Community Wind guidebook in 2006. This 106-page book introduces the basic concepts behind community wind development and is available on the Energy Trust of Oregon web site.
Northwest SEED
Northwest SEED is a regional non-profit in the Pacific Northwest that promotes community-based energy solutions.
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative
The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) is a consensus-based collaborative that establishes dialogue among key stakeholders and catalyzes activities to support the development of environmentally, economically, and politically sustainable commercial markets for wind power.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, SD: Community Wind Project
Since the late 1990s through to date (2010), the tribe has been actively developing wind projects on the Rosebud Reservation.
Windshare, Toronto, Canada: Community Wind Project
A pioneering ‘for-profit’ co-op with a mandate to provide renewable electricity to the people of Ontario through community ownership.
Trimont Area Windfarm LLC, Trimont, MN: Community Wind Project
This 100 MW wind farm was organized by a group of local landowners, and sold to PPM Energy for development, although the LLC members have retained some equity in the project.
The Kas Brothers, Woodstock, MN: Community Wind Project
The Kas Brothers of Woodstock, MN were the first farmers in the country to own their own utility-scale turbines.
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