Case Studies
Iowa's Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program Case Studies
Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, ND: Community Wind Project
The Benadictine nuns of the Sacret Heart Monastery in North Dakota operate two 100kW turbines at their monastery.
Read more in this case study from the EPA.
Kendall County, IL: Community Wind Project
Small Wind Turbines in Illinois
Kendall County, Illinois
Gary Kizior installed a 10 kW Bergey turbine in December 2002, replacing his old Whisper 3 kW machine. It sits on the same 80-foot tip-up tower that Whisper machine used. This project was half funded by the Illinois Renewable Energy Resources Grant Program and was among the first small turbines in the state to receive a grant through this program.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, SD: Community Wind Project
In 2003, the Rosebud Sioux installed the first tribal-owned utility-scale turbine. Read more about the project in the Fall 2003 Windustry Newsletter.
Windshare, Toronto, Canada: Community Wind Project
Windshare is a unique, for-profit, wind power cooperative in Toronto, Canada. They have an urban turbine in Toronto, and were the first community owned wind in Ontario.
Learn more on the Windshare website.
Our Wind Cooperative: Community Wind Project
Our Wind Cooperative is a unique cooperative investing in small-scale wind turbines for farms, ranches and public and private facilities across the rural Northwest. By the end of 2004, at least ten 10-kW turbines will have been installed at sites serviced by publicly-owned utilities.
Trimont Area Windfarm LLC, Trimont, MN: Community Wind Project
This 100 MW wind farm was organized by a group of local landowners, and sold to PPM Energy for development, although the LLC members have retained some equity in the project.
The Kas Brothers, Woodstock, MN: Community Wind Project
The Kas Brothers of Woodstock, MN were the first farmers in the country to own their own utility-scale turbines.
Read more about their project in the Spring 2001 Windustry Newsletter.

