Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical Resource

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1812706· OSTI ID:1812706

Christol, Corrie ^[1]; Oteri, Frank ^[1]; Laurienti, Michael ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This land-based wind energy siting resource was created by the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office’s WINDExchange initiative and presents foundational information about land-based utility-scale wind energy that local decision makers can use when making community decisions about wind energy development. Consolidated, accessible, and easy to understand, this information resource focuses on land-based wind energy from the community perspective and examines siting-related impacts and mitigation strategies. Other impacts and strategies exist, such as those related to economics, climate, health, water, emissions, and waste; however, they are not covered in this resource. For more information on economic considerations, see the “Land-Based Wind: Economic Development Guide” and “Advancing the Growth of the U.S. Wind Industry: Federal Incentives, Funding, and Partnership Opportunities.” The intended audience for this guide is county-level decision officials, as they are often responsible for approving both wind energy ordinances and applicable permits needed for wind energy development. This guide may also provide relevant information to decision makers from other government jurisdictions and interested community members.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1812706
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-78591; DOE/GO-102021-5608; MainId:32508; UUID:229657c0-32a8-4a69-be7b-fa4a3016d2d2; MainAdminID:48441
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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