guidebook
"Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners" from NACO
This guide from the National Association of Counties was released in November, 2006. According to the NACO website, "this publication is designed to provide county commissioners, planners,
and other local county government officials with a practical overview
of information required to successfully implement commercial wind
energy projects in their county."
Wind Energy Siting Handbook from AWEA
According to the AWEA website, "The Wind Energy Siting Handbook was developed by the AWEA Siting Committee to inform wind energy developers and other interested parties about environmental siting issues relevant to land-based commercial-scale wind energy project development in the United States.
Kansas Community Wind Toolkit
This resource from the Kansas Corporation Commission is an Xcel spreadsheet that steps through the ins and outs of community wind in Kansas, including extensive discussion of areas with good potential for community wind development.
Community Wind: A Guidebook for Oklahoma
This 2007 publication from the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative can be downloaded here.
Wind Power Development Toolkit
This publication was developed for Winrock International Brasil by Global Energy Concepts, and covers many aspects of wind project development, including a survey or lease terms and a model lease agreement. Click here to download the file from the Winrock website.
Wind Resource Assessment Handbook: Fundamentals for Conducting a Successful Monitoring Program
This publication was prepared by AWS Scientific, Inc. for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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.
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.
Small Wind Electric Systems: A US Consumer's Guide
Small Wind Electric Systems: A US Consumer's Guide
2005: US Department of Energy. (Small Wind Handbooks are also available for many individual states.)
Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities
Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities
2002: The National Wind Coordinating Committee.
