Wind Energy Reports
Over the last 20 years, dozens of schools have installed renewable energy systems. Most of these installations have been in the last few years. Each school’s story has been unique, with process and type of renewable energy systems ranging from large wind...
As part of a series called Farming the Wind: Identifying Best Bet Locations for Wind Turbines maps were produced for each county in West Central Minnesota. Rules of thumb include: High elevation; Relatively unobstructed fetch conditions; Close proximity...
By Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission, Financial support from CERTs, among others (2007). Most everything you need to know about getting a small wind project on the ground in Kandiyohi County, MN is contained in this...
This Handbook is designed to provide local community leaders of wholesale community wind projects with practical knowledge of what to expect when developing commercial-scale projects in the range of 2 to 50 Megawatts.
By Matt Schuerger, Energy Systems Consulting, LLC, and Brian Antonich, Antonich Wind Energy Consulting. In 2007 the Minnesota Legislature adopted a requirement for a Statewide Study of Dispersed Generation Potential. The Minnesota Department of Commerce...
This summary by Carl Nelson summarizes the two major bills SF 145 and SF 2096 passed during the 2007 Minnesota legislative session that contained provisions relating to community wind.
By CERTs Staff. Learn more about the C-BED tariff, a public policy adopted by the Minnesota Legislature in 2005 to promote more locally-owned and dispersed wind energy facilities within the state.
By Arne Kildegaard, Ph.D. and Josephine Myers-Kuykindall, UMN Morris.
By CERTs Staff. This factsheet provides an overview of projects that schools can do with regards to renewable energy, and step they should take to work their way through the project planning process.
By The Minnesota Project, Southwest Regional Development Commission, Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators; partially funded by CERTs. This model ordinance is based on real experience and real industry needs, focused on...
Clean Energy Resource Teams