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Energy Trust's
small wind program supports installation
of turbines ranging from 20 watts
to approximately 600 kilowatts. Energy
Trust reaches out to farmers, ranchers,
municipalities, and other property
owners who may be interested in installing
a small wind turbine.
Last year, Energy
Trust worked with the city of Portland
to install a 10 kW turbine at the
city's Sunderland Yard Composting
facility.
The first step in providing support for
wind systems is assessing the wind quality
at a proposed site. Energy Trust's wind
Anemometer Loan program provides measuring
devices free of charge to landowners
whose sites meet initial screening characteristics.
Wind anemometers provide valuable data
on a site's wind quality and speed, and
helps potential wind turbine users evaluate
a site's suitability for turbine placement.
The Anemometer Loan program is
administered by Oregon State University's
Energy Resource Research Laboratory (ERRL)
and is now accepting applications. There
are currently 16 anemometers in use by
the program.
For more information,
call us at 1-866-368-7878.
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