Community Wind - Resources

Handbook on Renewable Energy Financing for Rural Colorado

Handbook on Renewable Energy Financing for Rural Colorado
2005: Prepared by McNeil Technologies Inc. for the Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation

Community Wind Energy Fact Sheet

This fact sheet from Windustry provides a quick overview of community wind. Click on the link below to view the fact sheet.

Community Wind Energy: An Emerging Market Force in the US

This poster was presented by Windustry at the Global WindPower conference in Chicago, IL in March 2004.

view the poster.

farmenergy.org

This web site from the Environmental Law and Policy Center features information for the farm community.

Click here to go to the site.

RENew Northfiled

RENew Northfield is a citizen's group working to lead the Northfield, MN area community to energy self-sufficiency.

Visit them online at http://www.renewnorthfield.org/.

Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs)

CERTs is an initiative for Minnesota communities looking to take charge of their energy futures.

Visit them on the web at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/.

Massachusetts Commonwealth Wind Incentive Program

The Commonwealth Wind Incentive Program assists responsibly sited wind energy projects of all scales in achieving successful and timely installations, while also supporting Governor Patrick’s goal of having 2,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity installed in the Commonwealth by 2020. The Commonwealth Wind Incentive Program (CommWind) provides rebate, grant, and loan funding for the installation of wind projects in Massachusetts.

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.