Policy Information
If you're looking for information about local, state and federal policies related to wind energy and community wind, you've come to the right place!
Federal, State, and Local Policy
Visit each of these sections to see what policies play a role in your wind project!
Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED)
C-BED is a recent Minnesota policy innovation designed to support community energy, including community wind. Many other states have or are thinking of enacting similar legislation, so see what the buzz is all about!
Policy Resources
Search our Policy Resources page to find information specific to wind policy.
You'll find some of our favorite policy resources at the bottom of this page as well!
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When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, the legislation contained a Buy America provision. This section 1605 of the ARRA requires that all of the iron and steel and “manufactured goods” used in ARRA-funded projects for construction, alteration, maintenance or repair of “a public building or public work” be “produced in the United States.”
The US currently generates close to nine percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower. During the past several years, renewable electricity markets have surged as a result of new federal and state policies.
More states authorizing local governments to provide loans for small-scale renewable energy projects
In collaboration with Amanda Zidek-Vanega (DSIRE)
A growing number of states have adopted a policy that encourages development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects: Property Tax Financing Authorization. The concept began in Colorado and California and has now gained momentum in a number of other states.
A Survey of State Support for Community Wind Power Development by Mark Bolinger of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, published March 2004. The report is part of series called Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive database of incentives for wind and other forms of renewable energy. It is a great resource for up-to-date policy information.
Reaching Community Wind's Potential is a report written by Windustry as a supplement to the Farmers' Legal Action Group report, Community Wind: A Review of Select State and Policy Incentives.