Community Wind Energy Resources

These links are courtesy of the UW-Extension Bioenergy-Bioeconomy Team

Community Wind Toolbox Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Wind Development
http://www.windustry.org/your-wind-project/community-wind/community-wind-toolbox/chapter-1-introduction/community-wind-toolbo

Windustry publishes this overview of community wind that contains practical information for developing community wind projects regarding what to expect when developing commercial-scale community wind energy projects in the range of 2 to 50 Megawatts (MW).


Best Practices for Community Solar and Wind Generation Projects
http://irecusa.org/2010/11/irec-releases-first-model-program-rules-for-community-renewables/
IREC's new model rules, presented to facilitate co-investment in community solar and wind initiatives.


Economic Impacts of Community Wind Project: A Review and Empirical Evaluation
http://www.nrel.gov/wind/pdfs/45555.pdf
NREL publishes this conference paper that was presented at the 2009 Windpower Conference.


Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners
http://www.nrel.gov/wind/pdfs/40403.pdf
NREL publishes this paper, which was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy in October 2006.