Community Wind - Resources
Electricity from Wind: A New Lesson for Schools
This MS Word document from the Wind Powering America program describes how schools are harnessing the wind.
America's Schools Use Wind Energy to Further Their Goals
This brief fact sheet from NREL lists school wind energy activities by state.
USAEnergy.org
This web page provides information for local governments, including managers, staff and other individuals who oversee local government services. It is developed and maintained by the International City/County Management Association.
Visit it on the web at http://www.usaenergy.org/.
Wind Power for Local Governments
This web page from the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives features information on strategies for local governments to develop wind power.
Visit the page at http://www.greenpowergovs.org/wind/.
The Evansville Energy Initiative
From their website:
" A major responsibility of the Evansville Initiative is to investigate, support, and promote viable alternative energy ventures. As projects come to our attention, interested members investigate the current situation and feasibility for our locale."
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
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. The purpose of this handbook is to inform the reader about wind as a resource for generating electricity, with emphasis on Illinois as a potential host for small-scale and large-scale projects.
