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Nebraska Wind Maps
U.S. wind map   • Wind Energy Resource Maps of Nebraska Final Report, April, 2005  
  • The Most Definitive Nebraska Wind Maps in Years, July, 2005

    • Nebraska Energy Resource Maps and Tools, 2005
    • 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

Tools for Wind Projects
wind tower with horse    

Webinars
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering Department webcasts on timely wind energy issues.
Understanding Wind Energy Land Leases — November 18, 2009
Wind Energy Development: Key Financial Considerations — February 27, 2009
Basics of Farm/Residential Small Wind TurbinesFebruary 13, 2009
Common Land Owners Questions on Wind Lease Contracts: Developing New Tools for Landowners — February 13, 2009
Wind Power 101 — Wind Turbines, Wind Farms and Land Contracts — May 30, 2008


     Financincing and Permitting In Nebraska
  • Financing, Permitting and Other Resources

  • Small Scale Wind Projects
  • Is Wind Power Viable for Your Home or Farm?, NPPD
  • Permitting Small Wind Turbines: A Handbook, 2003 PDF
  • 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 PDF
  • Small Wind Toolbox, 2003
  • Streamlined Zoning and Permitting Procedures for Small Wind Projects, 2003
  • Wind Energy Finance Calculator
  • Wind Resource Assessment Handbook — Fundamentals for Conducting a Successful Monitoring Program, April, 1997

  • Legal Wind and Leasing Issues
  • A Farmer's Guide to Wind Energy: Legal Issues in Farming the Wind, 2007 PDF
  • From A Landowner’s Perspective — Harvesting the Wind, 2001 PDF
  • Wind Farm Legal Issues, an educational session archived on the internet, Iowa State University
  • Those Pesky Wind Turbine Contracts: Important Questions

  • Utility Scale Wind Projects
  • Community Wind Financing, 2004 PDF
  • Frequently Asked Questions Commercial-Scale Wind Turbine Generators in the OPPD Service Area PDF
  • Locally Owned Renewable Energy Projects “From Conception to Completion”, 2008 PDF
  • NPPD's 'Wind Power in Nebraska' Brochure PDF
  • Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners, October, 2006 PDF

  • Other Wind Projects
  • Complimentary Wind Resource Library
  • State Wind Working Group Handbook, August, 2003
  • U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America Program web site
  • Wind Energy for Rural Economic Development, U.S. Department of Energy, June 2004 PDF
  • Wind for Schools Project Power System Brief, August, 2007 PDF
  • Nebraska Wind Generation Projects and Statistics
    5 wind turbines
  • MEAN Kimball
  • NPPD Ainsworth
  • Omaha Public Power District
  • Wind Energy Generation in Nebraska
  • Wind Energy Generation Comparisons by State
  • Wind Energy in Nebraska — American Wind Energy Association
  • Nebraska Wind Conferences/Meetings
    Wind Meeting/Conference
    November 11-12, 2008Wind Power 2008 Conference, Kearney
  • Agenda and Presentations
  • February 18-22, 2008State Tour Scottsbluff, North Platte, Ainsworth, Norfolk and Lincoln
  • Agenda and Presentations
  • November 29, 2007 — Series of wind energy presentations by National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Nebraska utility officials
  • Nebraska Wind Resources, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2.2 MB)
  • NPPD Wind Site Assessment for Ainsworth, National Wind Technology Center (1.1 MB)
  • U.S. Wind and Electric Transmission, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (1.6 MB
  • U.S. Wind Energy Update, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (21.0 MB)
  • U.S. Wind Integration Impacts, National Wind Technology Center (8.3 MB)
  • Wind for U.S. Schools, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (7.6 MB)
  • Wind Power Vision for 2030, Renewable Energy Consulting Services, Inc. (7.3 MB)
  • Nebraska Wind Power Policy Studies
    wind turbines at sunset
  • Economic Development Benefits from Wind Energy in Nebraska: A Report for the Nebraska Energy Office, Revised June 2009 PDF
          Economic Development Benefits from Wind Energy in Nebraska: A Report for the Nebraska Energy Office, November 2008 PDF
  • Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer, February 2008 PDF
  • Stimulating Wind Energy in Nebraska's Panhandle, December 2006 PDF
  • Community Wind: A Review of Select State and Federal Policy Incentives, August 2006 PDF
  • Ways to Develop Windpower in the State, October 2003
  • Deliberative Polling Survey by Nebraska Public Power District, August 2003
  • Accelerating Wind-Power Development in Nebraska, March 2003  PDF
  • Potential for Merchant Wind Energy in Nebraska, Report of the Nebraska Power Association To Governor Mike Johanns, Nebraska Power Association, 2002 PDF
  • Wind Power in Nebraska: A Report to Governor Johanns, Nebraska Wind Energy Task Force, January 2001 PDF
  • Nebraska Wind Energy Site Data Study, Final Report, May 1999 PDF
  • Wind Energy Incentives
    incentives
  • Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
  • State Incentives for Wind Energy from American Wind Energy Association, March 2001 PDF
  • Nebraska State Laws
    Nebraska Capitol    
  • LB568 - Provide requirements for wind agreements, May, 2009 PDF
  • LB561 - Change public power district eminent domain powers, special generation applications for electric generation facilities, and community-based energy development project provisions, May, 2009 PDF
  • LB436— Net Metering Law, May, 2009 PDF
  • LB629 — Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act, May, 2007 PDF
  • Wind Projects and Economic Development in Rural Areas
    windmill and sunset
  • America’s Schools Use Wind Energy to Further Their Goals, 2004 PDF
  • Economic Development for Rural Communities, April, 2004
  • Stimulating Wind Energy in Nebraska's Panhandle, 2006 PDF
  • The New Cash Crop, October, 2003
  • What Landowners Should Know, October, 2003
  • Wind Energy and the Natural Gas Crisis, October, 2003
  • Transmission Issues
    Transmission lines
  • 20 Percent Wind Vision, Michael Milligan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 2008 PDF
  • Wind Integration Impacts: Results of Detailed Simulation Studies and Operational Practice in the US, Michael Milligan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 2008 PDF
  • 10 FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) About Wind Energy... and Answers, Michael Milligan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 2008 PDF
  • Wind Energy and Birds and Wildlife
    Birds&Wildlife
  • Avian Reports Database, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Wildlife and Wind Interaction Publications, National Wind Coordinating Collaberative
  • Whooping Cranes and Wind Farms Guidance for Assessment of Impacts (Draft) Tom Stehn, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June, 2007 PDF
  • Wind and Nebraska's Wildlife (Draft) Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, June, 2009
  • Policy Issues
    office meeting
  • Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost and Performance Trends: 2007, May, 2008 PDF
           • Report Summary
           • Full Report
  • 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
  • How Wind Turbines Work
    wind turbine
  • Wind Energy Basics: How Wind Turbines Work from the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Wind Web Tutorial from American Wind Energy Association
  • Links
    small turbine
  • American Wind Energy Association
  • Wind Energy from U.S. Department of Energy
  • Wind Powering America
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