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How can I start a windmill farm?

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  1. ledgerlady on May 15th, 2009 12:46 am

    I was interested in starting a new business and I got an email from these people. Check out “Global NES”. I didn’t get involved in the business because I don’t have a clue about windmills, but you may be able to get some info. Here’s the site:

  2. tkahrs12122 on May 17th, 2009 10:14 pm

    First you need a minimum of 100 acres of land. Then you need to submit a permit request with your town’s zoning board. Once you have approval contact one of the numerous firms doing business.

  3. Beth N on May 19th, 2009 8:12 pm

    This can be very challenging on many levels.

    First off it takes BIG Money. - I believe they look at at least $1,000,000 /windmill. For the land lease, a good road to the site, the pad/footings for the windmill, and then the actual windmill. Then you have to have electrical wire to connect it to the grid. If you aren’t near a main transmission system….It can take many miles of pylons and wire to get you there and this is pricey.

    Before you even start, anyone that finances you, is going to want you to have a contract in place to sell your electicity to someone. Depending upon your jurisdiction this can be very complicated due to regulation. In my jurisdiction and neighboring ones, it is so regulated you have to have many windmills to provide the amount of energy they require.

    There are also currently issues with sourcing windmills. There is so much demand for them that sometimes the only way to get them is to partner (and share your profits) with the manufacturer of the turbines. I understand there sometimes are used ones you can source out of Europe but I am not as familiar with this.

    Also there are many issues with ‘noise’ or vibration so you don’t want to be too close to neighbors, and sometimes communities fight to have them at least a mile or a mile and a half from houses. You also have to deal with government jurisdictions to ensure you meet their rural plans, building requirements/restrictions, and acceptable use regulations for the property you are proposing to put the windmills on.

    So a very drawn out process. Some jurisdictions are easier than others. Some are harder.

    The easiest ones will allow you to put up one windmill on your property (subject to building restrictions etc.) and sell whatever power you don’t use on to the grid. The worse jurisdictions just make it impossible for you to do at all.

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