Distributed Wind Turbines

Three 100 kilowatt (kW) wind turbines in Bisaccia, Italy. Last year, U.S. small wind turbines were exported to more than 50 countries, with top export markets identified as Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Nigeria.

A 1.65 megawatt (MW) wind turbine is installed at Carleton College, Minnesota. Since 2003, nearly 72,000 wind turbines have been deployed in distributed applications across all 50 states.

Several 10 kW wind turbines used by Drummond Public Schools in Oklahoma. On-site distributed wind turbines allow schools, farmers, and other energy users to benefit from reduced utility bills, predictable controlled costs, and to hedge against the possibility of rising retail electricity rates.

Six 10 kW wind turbines at Dull Homestead Farm in Brookville, Ohio. In 2013, more than 30 MW of new distributed wind capacity was added, representing nearly 2,700 units across 36 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A 25 kW wind turbine is installed in Kotzebue, Alaska. Last year, distributed wind deployments of all sizes encompassed 69 different wind turbine models ranging from 100 watts (W) to 2 MW.

A 10 kW turbine at Mahtomedi High School in Minnesota. Last year, a total of 65% of grid-tied applications were used to meet on-site demand at schools, residences, farms, businesses, and other facilities across 35 states and two U.S. territories, primarily in the Midwest, New England, and Alaska. The remaining 35% of 2013 grid-tied distributed wind projects were connected to distribution lines serving local loads in Colorado and Alaska.

A 1.8 kW wind turbine – 2 kW solar hybrid system in Valley Center, Kansas.

A 1.8 kW wind turbine is installed in Gorham, Maine. Last year, residential applications accounted for 40% of U.S. distributed wind deployed in 2013, followed by agricultural for 26%, industrial and commercial for 20%, and government and institutional for 14% on a per project basis.

A sailboat features a 160 W wind turbine.

Several distributed wind turbines at Joint Base Cape Cod in Sagamore, Massachusetts.

Second grade students and teachers from the Antilles Elementary School on a Green Energy Awareness Trip to see wind turbines at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico.