Community Wind Across America
with support from the
U.S. Department of Energy
Community Wind across America conferences showcase ordinary people who are doing extraordinary work for residential and commercial development on a local level. Meet and learn from energized experts and colleagues who can speak on practical “how to” information, permitting, local, state and national policies, new business models, and options for financing Community Wind and Small Wind.
Conference News
Community and Small Wind Webinar Series - Small Wind Market Report Recording
Community and Small Wind Webinar Series
Topic #1: U.S. Small Wind Market Report: 144,000 Turbines Deployed
Video and text versions of the webinar are available for this webinar that was recorded on December 15, 2011. This webinar examined the market for clean, affordable, homegrown wind energy and recent growth in sales, capacity and incentives for small wind turbines (up to 100 kW) powering homes, farms and businesses.
Community and Small Wind Webinar Series - Small Wind Market Report
Community and Small Wind Webinar Series
Topic #1: U.S. Small Wind Market Report: 144,000 Turbines Deployed
Windustry invites you to attend a free webinar examining the market for clean, affordable, homegrown wind energy and recent growth in sales, capacity and incentives for small wind turbines (up to 100 kW) powering homes, farms and businesses.
Update: this webinar was recorded and
available in video and text.
This is the first in a series of free webinars funded by the DOE Wind Powering America Initiative. The webinar is designed for attendance by the general public, local officials, state and federal regulators, permitting officials, facility siting officials, state and federal policy makers, and others interested in small and community wind development.
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 MTN, (or 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern time)
Radio News Feature Reports on Upcoming Wind Conference in Albany
A report from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service interviews Windustry Executive Director Lisa Daniels about the upcoming community and small wind conference in Albany, NY, October 26-28.
Communities and Farmers Learn How to Harvest the Wind at Conference
Pennsylvania farmer Marty Yahner attended the Community Wind Across America Conference for the Mid-Atlantic region in February 2011 for two reasons: first he spent the last year planning to put a wind turbine up on his on property, and he said "in addition to that, I'm here as a local developer, trying to develop a 30MW project in northern Cambria County on my farmland and the surrounding farmland around us."
Registration is now open for Community Wind Across America - Northeast Region
Windustry is bringing its regional conference series on community and small wind to Albany, NY, where regional and national speakers will discuss the most current issues and best practices in distributed wind energy development.
Community Wind across America conferences to reach Great Lakes and Northeast regions in 2011
Windustry is pleased to announce two Community Wind across America regional conferences in the coming months
June 24- 26, 2011: The Michigan Energy Fair, Ludington, Michigan
Windustry is excited to partner with Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association to present a full Community and Small Wind program at the 6th annual Michigan Energy Fair at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Topics include: Wind Energy Basics; Introduction to Community Wind; Case Studies of Community and Small Wind; Small Wind Assessment; Landowner Leasing and pooling; Wind Siting and Zoning in Michigan.
In the News: Report on Windustry Conference in State College
Reporter Kristine Allen, with NPR affiliate WPSU, produced an in-depth feature on the Community Wind across America Mid Atlantic conference, held in State College, PA, February 8 and 9, 2011. Allen says, "At this conference they're not talking about the huge wind farms you've seen on TV commercials, here the focus is on smaller scale projects that can be done by local communities or even by individual homeowners."
Community Benefits at the Heart of Mid Atlantic Wind Conference in State College, PA
Windustry is pleased to announce the program for Community Wind across America regional conference in State College, PA, February 8-9, 2011.
In a program designed to address the most current issues and best practices in distributed wind energy development, regional and national speakers take up the subjects of growing the market, local involvement and investment, public policy and national energy independence. Breakout sessions delve into the specifics of what's needed to advance and build Community and Small Wind energy projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
