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Wind Energy
Wind energy, the world's fastest growing energy source, is a clean and renewable source of energy that has been in use for centuries in Europe and more recently in the United States and other nations. Wind turbines, both large and small, produce electricity for utilities and homeowners and remote villages.
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REPP Activities and Publications
Activities
North Carolina Economic Development
Offshore wind farms are wind developments located in submerged lands, lands that are owned by state and federal governments. Local communities can benefit directly and indirectly from offshore wind facilities once a system is established that will channel monies to these affected local communities. An increase in local services to support new jobs created from offshore wind farm development, a preferential bidding system, and existing community development programs are some ways in which a local community could benefit indirectly.
To download a PDF version, please click here.
The Effect of Wind Development on Local Property Values
In May 2003, REPP released a report which concluded that statistical evidence does not support a contention that property values within the view shed of wind developments suffer or perfom poorer than in a comparable region. REPP continues to collect property value data to update its database with the latest figures.
For printed copies, please email publications@repp.org. To download a PDF version, please click here.
North Carolina Offshore Wind Permitting
The North Carolina State Energy Office, the North Carolina Solar Center, and REPP have formed the Coastal Wind Working Group to begin a public outreach process to determine how the wind resources of North Carlina can be developed consistently with community interest and other contraints on development. For more information, click here.
To view the report regarding the permitting process for siting offshore wind development in North Carolina, click here.
Publications
The Effect of Wind Development on Local Property Values
REPP's study concludes that the statistical evidence does not support a contention that property values within the view shed of wind developments suffer or perform poorer than in a comparable region.
Wind Energy for Electric Power
This REPP issue brief presents a general background on utility-scale wind power and provides a solid foundation for further understanding of the technical, economic, and policy dimensions of wind power development world wide.
Blending Wind and Solar into the Diesel Generator Market
This report discusses how the "distributed generation" market is dominated by diesel generators and how the incorporation of wind and solar energy technologies into the market can reduce the number of diesel generators used and reduce NOX and CO2 emissions.
Cooperative Wind: How Co-Ops and Advocates Expanded Wind Power in Minnesota
Studies how a rural electric cooperative (REC) and local renewable energy advocates in Minnesota began an effort to bring wind power to local consumers.
