Community Wind Toolbox Chapter 2: Community Wind Development Overview and Checklist
Community wind project development requires many steps and involves many diverse people and organizations. As a community wind developer you will need to be creative, flexible, and patient in overcoming a variety of challenges.
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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 publication was released by Farmer's Legal Action Group in August 2007. According to the FLAG website, "This book serves as a guide to the many legal issues faced by farmers and rural landowners who seek to develop wind energy projects.
This web page from the Wind Powering America program provides links to wind resource maps for nearly every state.
Wind Energy Toolkit
2005: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Power Naturally ProgramIncludes a legal guidebook for landowners, a section on lease agreements, and a sample annotated lease agreement.
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