Existing Wind Power Siting Guidelines

May 2007

States

California - http://www.energy.ca.gov/2007publications/CEC-700-2007-008/CEC-700-2007-008-SD.PDF

Hawaii Wind Energy Working Group - http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/wwg/wwg.html

Iowa Energy Center - www.energy.iastate.edu/renewable/wind/

Idaho Energy Division - http://www.idwr.state.id.us/energy/
wind/default.htm

Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks –

http://www.kansasenergy.org/
KEC/documents/wind_siting_handbook.pdf

http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/kdwp_info/about_
kdwp/department_position_on_
issues/wind_power_and_wildlife
_issues_in_kansas/wind_power_position

Minnesota PUC - http://energyfacilities.puc.state.mn.us/wind.html

Montana DEQ - http://deq.mt.gov/energy/Renewable/
MtWindWorkGroup.asp

NV SOE - http://energy.state.nv.us/workgroups/
wind/default.htm

New Mexico ECMD - http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ecmd/Wind/
documents/GuidelinesforDevelopersand
Investors.doc

Pennsylvania DEP - http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/
energy/cwp/view.asp?a=1374&q=483024

Texas General Land Office - www.glo.state.tx.us/energy/sustain/wind.html

Vermont - http://www.anr.state.vt.us/fpr/wind/
workingpapers/wildlife_impact.pdf

Washington DFW - http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/
engineer/windpower/index.htm

Wisconsin DNR - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science
/energy/wind/

Federal Government Documents and Websites

USFWS guidance - http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/wind.pdf

US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - www.eere.energy.gov

Wind Energy Program - www.eere.energy.gov/wind

US DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory - www.nrel.gov

Avian literature database - www.nrel.gov/wind/avian_lit.html

National Wind Technology Center - www.nrel.gov/wind

BLM - http://windeis.anl.gov/

National Academies of Science Study on Wind and Wildlife in East-Central US

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/
cp/projectview.aspx?key=BEST-K-05-01-A

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/windpower/