Kansas Wind Energy

Informational Resources

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Basic Information

Wind Study for Kansas - Kansas Sierra Club

Wind Energy Systems Textbook - Dr. Gary S. Johnson, K-State

Energy Tax Incentives - Tax Incentives Assistance Project, information on how to use tax incentives for new renewable energy projects

Wind Energy in Kansas - Downloadable data and general info on wind resource

Operating Renewable energy facilities in Kansas - EREN

K-State Energy Extension - Wind information

Wind Farms Come to Rural Kansas
by Jerry Lonergan (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Windpower.org - Basic information on wind from the Danish Wind Industry Association

Wind-Works.org - Renowned wind expert, Paul Gipe's web-site with archive of articles

Generating Solutions: How Clean, Renewable Energy is Boosting Local Economies and Saving Consumers Money - U.S. Public Interest Research Group - lists Kansas as #1 in wind potential

Wind Data and Maps

Kansas Tall Tower Wind data - Nov. 2004, KCC

Existing and Proposed wind projects in Kansas (PDF) - Sept. 2006, KEIN

Kansas Tall grass Prairie maps - Oct. 2004, KEC

Kansas Wind Map - Fall 2003 by Coreolis and KCC Energy Program

Kansas Wind Activities - Info from Dept. of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Kansas Wind Map - 1990's map from Pacific Northwest Lab. report for NREL

Avian Issues

Collaborative Study of the Effects of Wind Power on Greater Prairie-chicken - PPM Energy

National avian-wind power planning meeting III - NWCC - Conference Proceedings
San Diego, California, May 1998

Bird Risk Behaviors and Fatalities at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area - Provisional report, Dec. 2003, NREL (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines: A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States - NWCC (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Small Wind Turbines

Small wind in Kansas - AWEA

Small wind electric systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide - (PDF, 710 KB), NREL

Regional Information

Wind and Prairie Task Force - Kansas, 2004.

Midwest Wind Power Projects map, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Missouri Anemometer Loan Program - through MoDNR

Oklahoma Wind Power Assessment Initiative - Wind maps, project description, tutorials - Advocacy

Other Wind Links

Arizona Solar Center Wind Links

Landowner/Leasing Info

Fact Sheets from Windustry

Introduction to Wind Energy

Why Wind Energy?

Know Your Wind

Know Your Land

Wind Energy Economics

Choosing a Business Structure

Wind Farmer Feedback

Wind Energy Easements - Legal Issues

Other Resources

Wind Energy Easement and Lease Agreement Guidelines - Windustry, Sept. 2005 (PDF)

Compensation Packages for Wind Energy Land Agreements - Windustry, Sept. 2005 (PDF)

Wind Energy Land Agreements: Best Practices and Policy Recommendations - Windustry, Sept. 2005 (PDF)

Wind Energy Easement and Lease Bibliography - Windustry, Sept. 2005 (PDF)

The Law of Wind - Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law, 3rd Edition, 2006 (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Wind Farm Legal Issues - Prof. Roger McEowen, presented to Wind and Prairie Task Force, Feb. 2004 (PDF, 294 kb)
Powerpoint version, 91 Kb

Permitting Wind Farms

Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities: A Handbook - NWCC (PDF file)

Guidelines for Landowners in Negotiating Wind Energy Leases - Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association (SKROA)
(PDF) Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view

Farming the Wind: Wind Power and Agriculture, Union of Concerned Scientists

Property Values

The Effects of Wind Development on Local Property Values
Renewable Energy Policy Project, May 2003 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file - 1.6 MB)

Economic Impacts of Wind Power in Kittitas County Washington
(Adobe Acrobat PDF file - 330 KB)

Siting Guidelines

Wind Energy Siting Handbook - Kansas Energy Council, May 2005

Siting Guidelines for Wind Projects in Kansas - KREWG
(PDF file - 30 KB)

Interim Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, July 2003 (PDF file - 3.1 MB)

Anemometer Loan Programs

Kansas - Currently doesn't have one

Colorado Anemometer Loan Program -
Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation

Missouri Anemometer Loan Project -
Missouri DNR

Western North Carolina Anemometer Loan Program - Appalachian State University

Oregon's Anemometer Loan Program -
Oregon State University

Utah Anemometer Loan Program -
Utah DNR

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