Additional Wind Power Resources
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Facts and Figures
- Growth of installed U.S. Wind Capacity (in MegaWatts) from 1999-2007 [animated map]
- Cumulative Installed Capacity [graph of growth] from 1981-2007
- Latest wind projects report -in operation and under construction [map and state-by-state statistics]. Note: This is an indicator of the interest that utilities are taking in "big wind". If they see the benefits investing in power from the wind, how about you?
Glossaries
Site Selection
Law and Policy
- The Need for a Federal Net Metering Law
- Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policy-makers
- Visible link 2
Books and Publications
- The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living) (Paperback)
- Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business (Paperback)
- Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems (Paperback)
- The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living (Paperback)
Wind Power in the News
- The Queen Buys The World's Largest Wind Turbine: 7.5 Megawatts
- Rock Port, Missouri: First U.S. City To Run On 100% Wind Power
- Costa Rica Is 99% Powered By Renewable Energy
- Denmark has a problem - it's generating too much power from the wind.
