Home & Farm Sized Wind Reports
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 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...
This resource guidebook has been developed to enable the residents in Southwest Minnesota to access various renewable energy and energy conservation resources.
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...
CERTs answers frequently asked questions about wind power in Minnesota.
Wind. To assist the local Clean Energy Resource Teams, a resource manual was developed to help identify options for communities interested in developing their energy resources. The manual contains an overview of nearly every renewable and clean energy...
Clean Energy Resource Teams