Renewable Energy Center

Developers

	Anemometer Loan Program-Community Wind Project The Renewable Energy Center runs Pennsylvania’s anemometer loan program. This program allows landowners to learn if their site has commercial wind potential. If our pre-feasibility analysis indicates that there is commercial wind potential at the site we will measure the resource for a minimum of 12 months, analyze the data, extrapolate the data to different heights, and report the amount of power that would have been generated over that period with a variety of wind turbines. The cost of this service is $30,000 and includes the installation and decommissioning of the meteorological tower and other equipment. Sites Check out sites where we have collected data and at what sites we are currently collecting data Raw Data We know this data is valuable both for project development on-site and also for validation and correlation purposes for other wind projects in the region - and for other research purposes. Check out this area of our site for information on our data and how to obtain it. Data Collection Check out how we collect data. Learn more about and apply for the Anemometer Loan Program
	Wind Maps of Pennsylvania Determining if a site has adequate wind resources is an important part of developing a project. Check out our wind maps to find your site. Here you will find wind maps of each county in Pennsylvania. The wind maps show Wind Power Classes of 2 and above. Just click on the thumbnail image to see your county in greater detail.
	Laws/Regulations Determine the the laws and regulations associated with wind development so that your project can comply with all requirements. Wind Farm Permitting and Regulation in Pennsylvania Windustry: Federal Policy Descriptions Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission: Alternative Energy
	Developed Wind Farms in Pennsylvania Wind farms have rapidly developed across Pennsylvania since the turn of the century. Check out Pennfuture's list of projects here or see AWEA's projects database here.

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