Moorhead, MN: Community Wind Project
Moorhead Public Service in Moorhead, MN has put up two utility-scale turbines, named Zephyr and Freedom.
Read more about the Capture the Wind project on the Moorhead Public Service web site.
Municipal Utilities
Hull, MA: Community Wind Project
Hull, Massachusetts has two utility-scale turbines. The second was installed largely because the first one was so successful.
Read more about the Hull turbines on the Hull Wind web site.
Traverse City, MI: Community Wind Project
Traverse City, Michigan was the first municipal utility in the state to install a utility scale turbine in 1996.
Excerpt for this case study from the Michigan Energy Office.
Traverse City Light & Power Wind Generator
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In June 1996, Traverse City Light & Power dedicated the first utility scale wind turbine generator in Michigan. The wind turbine is a Vestas model V-44, 600 kW generator and has a blade diameter of 144 ft. on a 160 ft. tower. The wind turbine has a variable blade pitch mechanism which can capture the most energy from winds. In average annual winds of between 14-15 mph the annual production from the wind turbine is estimated between 1.1-1.2 million kWh's which is enough electricity for approximately 200 average Traverse City homes. The capital cost of approximately $650,000 was partially funded by a $50,000 grant from the State of Michigan and the U.S. Dept. of Energy's State Energy Program.
Algona, IA: Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project
There are three turbines in Algona, Iowa owned by a consortium of municipal utilities.
Read about this community wind project in and on the Algona Municipal Utilities web site.
Lamar, CO: Community Wind Project
Lamar Light and Power in Lamar, Colorado and partnered the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) to develop their community wind project.
Larry Flowers includes the project in his presentation on Commnunity Wind Projects
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