By David Thill, Energy News Network
Skyscraper-high blades are increasingly standard on wind farms, but Pecos Wind Power thinks its small, distributed turbines will be a better fit in Vermont. The fact that the turbines are serving the communities they’re sited in could help secure community support, said Julia Leopold, head of communications at VPPSA [Vermont Public Power Supply Authority].
“If you can directly correlate the benefit of the project to the community, then the community will be a bit more receptive to it,” she said, noting large renewable projects are sometimes sited in communities while their power is sold elsewhere. Read more here.
LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION & RESOURCES
- Distributed Wind Resources, Department of Energy
- WINDExchange: Distributed Wind
- WINDExchange: Community Wind
- Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA)
- DWEA Resources
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Resources
- Previously Posted News Release: DOE Selects NRECA for Wind Energy Research Initiative, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Nebraskans for Solar’s Directory: Several Nebraska solar businesses listed in our directory also design and install small wind projects.
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