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State-Specific Small Wind Consumer Guides
Many states have a Small Wind Electric Systems Consumer's Guide written specifically for residents of the state.
Find out if your state has a guide, and link to it from the Wind Powering America web site.
Wind Powering America's Small Wind Pages
The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Wind Powering America program offers lots of good small wind information on their Small Wind website.
Net Metering Information from the U.S. Dept. of Energy
This web page from the U.S. Dept. of Energy has more information about net metering.
AWEA's Net Metering FAQs
The American Wind Energy Association maintains a page of Frequently Asked Questions about net metering.
Insuring Your Wind System
Mick Sagrillo, a seasoned installer and wind energy advocate from Wisconsin put together a three-piece series on insuring small wind systems, which you can read by clicking on the links below.
Small Wind System Ordinance
This model ordinance for small wind systems comes from Renew Wisconsin. Click here to download the model ordinance.
Wind Energy: Model Ordinance Options
This publication from NYSERDA outlines considerations for ordinances related to wind energy. Click here to download the document from the NYSERDA web site.
Permitting Small Wind Turbines: A Handbook
This guidebook from AWEA discusses permitting for small wind energy systems. Click here to download the guidebook from the AWEA web site.
Mason City, IA Zoning for Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Mason City, IA has this ordinance related to zoning of wind projects. Click on the link below to view the ordinance.
Minnesota Model Wind Ordinance
Several counties in Southwestern Minnesota have developed a model zoning ordinance wind systems under 5MW for other counties in the state to adopt. A downloadable version of this document can be found here.
