Distributed Wind vs Wind Farms

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  Wind Farms

  • Multiple large turbines up to 300ft+ tall
  • Turbine blades can be as large as 150ft each Located in clusters on farm land, mountain passes, offshore
  • Connected to high voltage transmission lines
  • Up to a 5 + year development cycle
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  Distributed Wind

  • Typically smaller turbines
  • One or two at a time
  • Towers up to 160ft
  • Turbine blades lengths from 5 - 30+ feet
  • Privately owned by individuals or businesses
  • Connected to local home/business power supply
  • Behind the meter configuration
  • 2-6 month deployment cycle
  • Rapid growth in US

• • Windpower History
  • Distributed Wind vs Wind Farms
  • Distributed Wind Technology
  • The Power of the Wind
  • Dollars & Sense of Distributed Wind
  • Distributed Wind & The Environment
  • Windpower For You