Windustry

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Oct 4, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$672,398

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Landowner wind energy association resource center - windustry provides direct services, such as site assessments, wind resource analyses, economic modeling, equipment assessment and advising business set-up, to those seeking to develop a community wind project. With funding from the usda, windustry is assisting with the pursuit of development of three wind projects outside of minnesota. Windustry staff and an expert wind energy consultant are engaged in the initial steps of determining if the sites are suitable for a wind project, and are working with land owners in the area to form business partnerships to facilitate building and maintaining the projects. Additionally windustry is working with a group of minnesota counties to develop a bulk buy program to realize cost savings for purchase of small wind turbines and related equipment and services.

Activity 3

Wind energy advocacy - windustry works on the federal, state, and local levels to inform and advocate for policies that will stimulate wind developement and other forms of renewable energy. In 2011, windustry, as a member of the community wind working group of the american wind energy association, worked with minnesota senator franken's office to lay the groundwork for a community wind policy platform. Also, windustry working with minnesota clean energy advocates and partners made progress with building support for distributed renewable energy, especially with a mn solar standard and feed-in tariff for all renewables. Also, worked to educate on the value of the current 25-year old mn net metering law that is critical to the business model for small wind and other distributed renewable energy projects in minnesota.

Filer

EIN

01-0746862