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Working to Overcome Barriers to Meeting 20% U.S. Wind Vision

May 1, 2009

Wind Energy Powering Economic Development in Rural Communities

April 15, 2009

Wind Powering America Update

February 3, 2009

Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2007
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May 31, 2008

New DOE Report Analyzes a Path to Reaching 20% Wind Power by 2030

May 12, 2008

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WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition

May 4, 2009

Small Wind State Stakeholder Meeting

May 6, 2009

Wind Powering America State Summit

May 8, 2009

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Economic Development Impacts in Colorado from Four Vestas Manufacturing Facilities
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Wind Energy Update and Social Acceptance Analysis in the United States
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March 20, 2009

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Awards

Wind Powering America has presented Wind Power Pioneer awards to publically-owned utilties, Wind Cooperative of the Year awards to cooperatives, Carpe Ventem (Seize the Wind) awards for the first utility-scale wind projects in a state, and Advocacy awards.

Public Power Wind Pioneer Awards

Aspen Municipal Electric Utility

Aspen, Colorado; June 2008

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Sacramento, California; October 2007

Town of Hull

Hull, Massachusetts; November 2006

Austin Energy

Austin, Texas; October 2005

Fort Collins Utilities

Fort Collins, Colorado; October 2004

Waverly Light and Power

Waverly, Iowa; April 2003

Wind Cooperative of the Year Awards

Wolverine Power Cooperative

Cadillac, Michigan; February 2009

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative

Anchorage, Alaska; February 2008

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.

Springfield, Missouri; March 2007

Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative

Winchester, Illinois; February 2006

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative

Anadarko, Oklahoma; May 2005

Holy Cross Energy

Glenwood Springs, Colorado; April 2004

Carpe Ventem (Seize the Wind) Awards

Wasatch Wind and Edison Mission Group

Utah; October 2008

Harvest Wind Farm

Michigan; 2008

G3 LLC

Idaho; January 2007

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities

Ohio; April 2006

Community Energy Inc.

New Jersey; December 2005

Windpark Solutions LLC and Invenergy Wind LLC

Montana; October 2005

Exergy Development Group LLC

Idaho; August 2005

Advocacy Awards

Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative Options

Vashon, WA; June 2006

Jim Manwell, University of Massachusetts

Massachusetts; November 2005

Jay Haley, EAPC Architects Engineers

North Dakota; June 2005

Dennis Scanlin, Appalachian State University

Boone, NC; March 2005

Lisa Daniels, Windustry

Minneapolis, MN; January 2005

Brent Alderfer, Community Energy, Inc.

Wayne, PA; October 2004

Rachel Shimshak, Renewable Northwest Project

Portland, OR; July 2004

 

 

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