Resources/Data
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
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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
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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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