Community Wind Project Resources
Windustry has collected an extensive library of resources that will be helpful in putting together a community wind project. We've listed a couple of our favorites at the bottom of this page.
You can also search the whole collection by clicking here, which will take you to a searchable database of the collection.
Or, if you want some help, click on the links below to see a search that's already been performed for you!
While a number of these resources were created here at Windustry, many come from outside organizations and we are simply providing a link that will take you to another site. We send our thanks to all the organizations doing great work in community wind!
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Resources for schools
Resources for farmers and ranchers
Resources for municipal utilties and rural electric cooperatives
Resources for local governments
Other organizations that can help with community wind projects
Resources about business models
Resources about project financing
Resources about project development
Resources for specific locations:
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Oregon
Read more:
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.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive database of incentives for wind and other forms of renewable energy. It is a great resource for up-to-date policy information.
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.