Other Related Publications: Community Power

It’s been done successfully for decades in Denmark and many other European countries, so why not North America? Learn how you can partner with your neighbors and create clean, locally controlled wind power in your community.

The TORC Renewable Energy Report from the Ontario rural Council (TORC)

The Ontario Rural Council (TORC) published this report following the TORC Energy Forum: Exploring Ownership Options for Farmers, Rural Landowners and Rural Communities in November of 2007. This report addresses issues such as: grid access and connectivity costs; unified voice for policy advocacy; benefits of local ownership, and much more. The intention is to explore the challenges of renewable energy development in Ontario and the potential actions needed to capitalize on this emerging opportunity.

The Val-Éo Business Model: Adding Value to Local Wind Power Potential

This document provides an introduction to Val-Éo's innovative business model for developing community-owned wind power projects on private lands using a combination of co-operative and limitied liability partnership organizational structures. The table of contents is available for download here. To obtain the full document, send a request roberto@ontario-sea.org .

Community Wind Toolbox from www.windustry.org

This Toolbox is designed to give developers of community wind projects practical knowledge of what to expect when developing commercial-scale community wind energy projects in the range of 2 to 50 Megawatts (MW). The core content of this Toolbox comes from The Community Wind Handbook, developed by Windustry on b ehalf of the Rural Minnesota Energy Board. This toolbox provides an excellent overview of the process of developing community wind power projects in the US.

This Guidebook explains the options for structuring and financing community-based wind power projects.There have been numerous publications and conferences on community wind development, but less specific attention on options for project structuring and financing. The goal of this handbook is to identify critical financing issues and present several possible financing models that reflect the differing financial positions and investment goals of various project owners/developers.

Community Wind: A Guidebook for Oklahoma from the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative

This Guidebook provides an overview of the wind industry in Oklahoma and the opportunities and challenges facing community wind power projects.

The Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative is a joint project between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University that promotes wind power development. OWPI is a clearinghouse of information for landowners, policymakers, and those interested in wind energy.