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Publications and Resources
Community Wind Financing Handbook
ELPC’s newly updated Community Wind Financing Handbook is now available! This hot-off-the-press guide reflects new financing opportunities available from federal energy and economic stimulus legislation, the new Farm Bill, and state incentives.
Since ELPC published the first edition of the Community Wind Financing Guide in 2004, wind power has become the United States’ fastest-growing source of electricity. (more…)
Wind Power Development in South Dakota
Wind power is the fastest growing source of electricity generation in the United States. In a recent report, ELPC summarizes South Dakota’s embryonic wind industry, the many benefits of the industry, and offers policy solutions to expand wind development and maximize the benefits for all South Dakotans. (more…)
Success Stories
Minwind III-IX
Luverne, Minnesota
Utility-Scale Wind
Section 9006 Grant: $178,201
Each project – 2003
The MinWind utility-scale wind projects on the wind-rich Buffalo Ridge in southwestern Minnesota are among the nation’s most heralded examples of locally-owned “community” wind projects. (more…)
