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Agricultural and Rural Communities

Wind Powering America continues to develop and strengthen alliances with the agricultural sector and organizational alliances, including 25x'25, the American Corn Growers Foundation, the National Association of Counties, and the National Association of Farm Broadcasters.

Agricultural lands in the United States are ripe for generating and utilizing renewable energy resources. With net farm and ranch income down and drought conditions throughout much of the United States, farmers and ranchers and others in the agricultural community are taking a serious look at how wind energy can become their new cash crop.

The agricultural community includes not only farmers and ranchers, but also rural community leaders such as banks, rural economic development organizations, rural businesses, agriculture cooperatives, agricultural extension, Chambers of Commerce, schools, county government, and other groups that make up rural America.

Farm Bill

The Farm Bill includes a number of financial incentives applicable to wind.

Outreach Articles

The articles explore wind energy issues as they relate to the rural and agricultural communities.

Wind for Homeowners, Farmers, and Businesses

Homeowners, farmers, and business owners are increasingly becoming interested in wind energy to generate their own electricity. Depending on the location, the payoff can be substantial. This page provide a listing of state small wind consumer's guides, an online clean power estimator that estimates the economic feasibility of installing a small wind turbine, and information about financial incentives, net metering programs, and state policies.