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Nebraska Wind Maps |
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Wind Energy Resource Maps of Nebraska Final Report
The Most Definitive Nebraska Wind Maps in Years
· 2005 Nebraska Energy Resource Maps and Tools
· Map 1. Mean Annual Wind Speed at 30 Meters PDF (1.6 MB)
· Map 2. Mean Annual Wind Speed at 50 Meters PDF (1.3 MB)
· Map 3. Mean Annual Wind Speed at 70 Meters PDF (1.4 MB)
· Map 4. Mean Annual Wind Speed at 100 Meters PDF (1.3 MB)
· Map 5. Mean Annual Wind Power Density at 50 Meters PDF (1.3 MB)
Map Showing North Central U.S. Regional Wind Power Potential from the U.S. Department of Energy, 2003
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Tools for Wind Projects |
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A Farmer's Guide to Wind Energy: Legal Issues in Farming the Wind, 2007 PDF
Community Wind Financing, 2004 PDF
Complimentary Wind Resource Library
From
A Landowner’s Perspective — Harvesting the Wind PDF
Navigating Permits for Small Wind Energy Systems PDF
Online Tool to Help Municipalities Adopt Renewable Energies
Permitting Small Wind Turbines: A Handbook
Small Wind Electric Systems A Nebraska Consumer's Guide, 2007 PDF
Small Wind Systems A Guide Produced for the American Corn Growers Foundation, June 2003
Small Wind Toolbox
State Wind Working Group Handbook
Streamlined Zoning and Permitting Procedures for Small Wind Projects
U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America Program web site
Wind Energy Finance Calculator
Wind Energy for Rural Economic Development, U.S. Department of Energy, June 2004 PDF
Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners
Wind for Schools Project Power System Brief PDF
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Nebraska Wind Generation Projects and Statistics |
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MEAN Kimball
NPPD Ainsworth
Omaha
Public Power District
Valmont
Wind Tower
Wind Energy Generation
in Nebraska
Wind Energy
Generation Comparisons by State
Wind Energy in Nebraska — American Wind Energy Association
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Wind Power Policy Studies |
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Accelerating Wind-Power Development in Nebraska, March 2003 PDF
Community Wind:
A Review of Select State and Federal Policy Incentives, August 2006 PDF
Deliberative Polling Survey by Nebraska Public Power District, August 2003
Nebraska Wind Energy Site Data Study, Final Report, May 1999 PDF
Potential for Merchant Wind Energy in Nebraska, Report of the Nebraska Power Association To Governor Mike Johanns, Nebraska Power Association, 2002 PDF
Stimulating Wind Energy in Nebraska's Panhandle, December 2006 PDF
Ways to Develop Windpower in the State, October 2003
Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer, February 2008 PDF
Wind Power in Nebraska: A Report to Governor Johanns, Nebraska Wind Energy Task Force, January 2001 PDF
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Wind Energy Incentives |
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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
State Incentives for Wind Energy from American Wind Energy Association, March 2001 PDF
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How Wind Turbines Work |
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Wind Energy Basics: How Wind Turbines Work from the U.S. Department of
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Wind Web Tutorial from American Wind Energy Association
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Wind Projects and Economic Development in Rural Areas |
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America’s Schools Use Wind Energy to Further Their Goals, 2004 PDF
Economic Development for Rural Communities
Stimulating Wind Energy in Nebraska's Panhandle, 2006 PDF
The New Cash Crop
What Landowners Should Know
Wind Energy and the Natural Gas Crisis
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Policy Issues |
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Grid Impacts of Wind Power: A Summary of Recent Studies in the United States, Draft, June 2003 PDF
Wind Power’s Contribution to Electric Power Generation and Impact on Farms and Rural Communities, September 2004 PDF
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Links |
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American Wind Energy Association
Wind
Energy from U.S. Department of Energy
Wind
Powering America
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