Wind Power
Following please find an array of links to help learn about wind power.
ELPC's Community Wind Financing Handbook
ELPC Community Wind Financing Handbook (.pdf file) explains the options for structuring and financing community-based wind power projects.
AWEA
The American Wind Energy Association's site contains a wide breadth of factsheets on all aspects of wind power.
The Minnesota Project
Minnesota Project has a large compendium of wind project case studies.
Windustry
Windustry provides an introduction to wind energy, wind business considerations (including regulations), several links to community wind resources and an opportunity to connect to the "WindFarmer's Network". See also, Windustry's Wind Basics
NREL's Small Wind Electric Systems
“Small Wind Electric Systems” (PDF format) introduces wind and as an energy resources. This document covers many topics including maintenance, costs, turbine size, and batteries.
The Solar Guide's Wind Section
http://www.thesolarguide.com/wind-power/setting-up.aspx
Advice and tips for consumers who want to set up a wind turbine system.
DOE's State Wind Speed Maps
This site provides wind speed maps for each state to checklocal wind patterns.
Iowa Energy Center's Wind Calculator
Iowa created this site to help calculate the potential amount of energy that could be created by wind. Iowans insert where they live and the type of wind turbine and the tool calculates the potential wind energy.
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
AgMRC provides numerous links about wind energy.