North Carolina Wind Activities
This North Carolina wind map shows the wind resource at an 80-m height.
This page summarizes wind activities in North Carolina.
Wind Working Group
State Wind Working Groups form strategic alliances to communicate wind's benefits and challenges to state stakeholders.
Anemometer Loan Program
Anemometer data can help businesses, farmers, homeowners, and municipalities determine whether there is enough wind energy at a site to make a wind turbine investment economically feasible. Such data can also aid windfarm developers in determining whether an area is suitable for developing a large, utility-scale wind plant.
80-Meter Wind Map
The wind map can be used as a guide to identify regions for commercial wind development.
90-Meter Offshore Wind Map
The wind map can be used as a guide to identify regions for commercial wind development.
Small Wind Consumer's Guide
This guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and economics.
Featured Resources
More Wind Activities in North Carolina
Resources
Links to websites such as state programs.
Events
Lists upcoming events.
Past Events
List of Wind Powering America-related past events.
School Wind Projects
North Carolina has some schools with wind projects.
- Boone, North Carolina Wind Application Center (Appalachian State University)
- Boone, Watauga High School
- Buxton, Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies
- Currituck, J.P. Knapp High School
- Edenton, College of The Albemarle
- Kill Devil Hills, First Flight Middle School
- Kinston, Lenoir Community College
- Manteo, College of The Albemarle
- Marshall, Madison High School
- Newland, Avery County High School
- North Wilkesboro, North Wilkes Middle School
- Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Prairie Ridge EcoStation
- Raleigh, North Carolina Solar Center, North Carolina State University
- Sparta, Alleghany High School
- Tarboro, Edgecombe Community College
Educational Programs
North Carolina has some schools with educational programs or trainings.
- Boone, North Carolina Wind Application Center (Appalachian State University)
- Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Prairie Ridge EcoStation
- Raleigh, North Carolina Solar Center, North Carolina State University
- Raleigh, North Carolina State University
News and Publications
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| 3/1/2005 | NC | News Interview |
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Wind Power Advocate Interview: Dennis Scanlin, Appalachian State University [..More] | |||
| 4/28/2010 | NC | News |
Schools |
Students Vote to Fund Wind Turbine at Appalachian State University: A Wind Powering America Success Story [..More] | |||
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NC | Publication |
Small Wind |
Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide [..More] | |||
| 1/1/2008 | NC | Publication |
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North Carolina Wind Energy Information Sources Postcard [..More] | |||
| 11/21/2003 | NC | News |
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North Carolina Solar Center Raises Wind Turbine for Student Workshop [..More] | |||