Current Events
- June 20-22 - State Wind Energy Symposium – Harrisonburg, VA
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - June 16 - KidWind Challenge - Harrisonburg, VA
- June 3-6 - AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 - Atlanta, GA
- Aug 6-9 Wind Energy Engineering Short Course at Penn State University
- May 16 - WPA Webinar: Careers in Wind Energy
- April 28-29 - USA Science and Engineering Festival – Washington, D.C.
- April 19- May 23 - Wind Manufacturing Opportunities Webinars
- April 10-June 22 - 500 Miles/500 Stories
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Wind News in the Region
- Updated U.S. Installed Wind Capacity Map
- Distributed Wind Case Study: Cross Island Farms, Wellesley Island, NY
- Virginia OKs Offshore Wind Energy Turbine
- New Guidelines a Step Forward for Bird-Friendly Wind Development
- Dominion Virginia Power interested in VA Offshore Wind Generation
- Wind Conference in Charlotte focuses on Southeast Cooperation
- Energy Department Announces $180 Million for New Initiative to Deploy Offshore
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Tools
Landscape Classification System (LCS)
The LCS is a GIS data layer tool that incorporates environmental information into the macro-siting process in regards to utility-scale wind power. The data layers show potential environmental factors for siting a turbine location.
Virginia Renewables Siting Scoring System (VRS3)
This system is an ideal tool for creating wind development zones or for identifying areas where wind development is inappropriate given local planning constraints and community land use objects. The scores created in the process can be used to compare tracts as to their suitability for wind development for community or utility wind.
NextStep Online Calculator
NextStep is an online calculator for residential, commercial, and agricultural landowners to use as a site feasibility tool. It is designed as a prescreening tool to provide an estimate for property owners that enables them to access technical and economic considerations before engaging in costly and time consuming site characterization and analysis.
