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Wind Energy for Schools Project Locations

The map on this page shows which states have installed school wind projects and which states have school wind projects planned or under development. You can click on a shaded state or scroll down to view the entire list. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Lousiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Hawaii do not have any school wind projects.Montana has installed school wind projects. Nevada has installed school wind projects. Texas has installed school wind projects. Minnesota has installed school wind projects. Iowa has installed school wind projects. Wisconsin has installed school wind projects. Illinois has installed school wind projects. Michigan has installed school wind projects. Vermont has installed school wind projects. New York has installed school wind projects. Massachusetts has installed school wind projects. Pennsylvania has installed school wind projects. North Carolina has installed school wind projects. Utah has installed school wind projects. Colorado has installed school wind projects. New Mexico has school wind projects planned or under development. Kansas has installed school wind projects. Rhode Island has installed school wind projects. Missouri has installed school wind projects Ohio has installed school wind projects North Dakota has school wind projects planned or under development. Washington has school wind projects planned or under development. Indiana has installed school wind projects. Maine has installed school wind projects. Idaho has installed school wind projects. South Dakota has installed school wind projects. Nebraska has school wind projects planned or under development. Maryland has installed school wind projects. Oregon has installed school wind projects. Wyoming has school wind projects planned or under development. Alaska has installed school wind projects.

 

Alaska

Installed School Wind Projects

 

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Colorado

Installed School Wind Projects

  • John Mall High School , Walsenburg , CO, 1 kW
  • Wray School District , Wray , CO, 900 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Wind Application Center , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO, 2.4 kW

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Idaho

Installed School Wind Projects

 

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Illinois

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Erie Community Unit School District No.1 , Erie , IL, 1.2 MW
  • Keeneyville School District , Keeneyville , IL, 66 MW
  • University of Illinois , Champaign , IL, 4.5 MW

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Indiana

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Union City Community High School , Union City , IN, 1 MW

    In addition, Union City Community High School has its own test wind turbine, solar panels, and hybrid electric school bus. Data are available.

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Iowa

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Akron-Westfield Community School District , Akron , IA, 600 kW
  • Clarion-Goldfield Community School District , Clarion , IA, 50 kW
  • Clay Central-Everly Community School District , Royal , IA, 95 kW
  • Eldora-New Providence Community School District , Eldora , IA, 750 kW
  • Forest City Community School District , Forest City , IA, 600 kW
  • Iowa Lakes Community College , Estherville , IA, 1.65 MW
  • Iowa School Wind Projects , IA

    Several Iowa school wind projects are described in the American Wind Energy Association Newsletter.

    Detailed descriptions of the school districts, the projects, equipment, and additional information are published in "Wind Power and Iowa Schools (PDF 1.1 MB)," by Teresa Galluzzo and David Osterberg, Iowa Policy Project, March 2006. The publication also describes projects considered but not built for a variety of reasons.

  • Nevada Community School District , Nevada , IA, 250 kW, 200 kW
  • Northwood-Kensett Community School District , Northwood , IA, 250 kW
  • Sentral Community School District , Fenton , IA, 65 kW
  • Spirit Lake Community School District , Spirit Lake , IA, 250 kW and 750 kW

 

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Kansas

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Appanoose Elementary School , Pomona , KS
  • Colby Community College , Colby , KS
  • Dodge City Unified School District 443 , Dodge City , KS, 250 kW
  • Hope Street Charter Academy , Topeka , KS
  • Solomon Schools , Solomon , KS

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Maine

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Mountain View School , Thorndike , ME

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Maryland

Installed School Wind Projects

 

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Massachusetts

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Beverly High School , Beverly , MA, 10 kW
  • Cape Cod Regional Technical High School , Harwich , MA, 1 kW
  • Carlton Elementary School , Salem , MA, 1 kW
  • Centerville Elementary School , Beverly , MA, 10 kW
  • Martha's Vineyard Regional High School , MA, 10 kW
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy , Buzzards Bay , MA, 660 kW

    "Massachusetts Maritime Academy Installs Wind Turbine (PDF 995 KB)." WATTS News. Renewable Energy Trust Newsletter. Spring 2006; p. 1.

  • McGlynn Elementary and Middle School , McGlynn Elementary and Middle School , Medford , MA, 100 kW
  • Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center , Somerville , MA, 400 W
  • Nature's Classroom , Hilltop Conference Center , Charlton , MA, 100 kW
  • North Quincy Street Elementary School , Brockton , MA, 400 W
  • University of Massachussets , Lowell , MA, 3 turbines totaling 2.3 kW
  • University of Massachussetts, Amherst , Renewable Energy Research Laboratory , Easthampton , MA, 250 kW
  • Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School , Bourne , MA, 10 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Athol-Royalston Regional School District , Athol , MA
  • Babson College , Babson Park , MA, 2.4 kW
  • Cape Cod Community College , West Barnstable , MA, 600 kW
  • Green Schools Initiative , MA

    The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Green Schools Initiative has supported feasibility studies and actual design-build of many small school wind turbines. For more information, photos, design specs, contact information, etc., please see the Web site.

  • Holy Name Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School , Worcester , MA, 600 kW
  • Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District (Bay Path) , Charleton , MA
  • Whitman Hanson Regional High School , Hanson , MA, 10 kW
  • William F. Stanley Elementary School , Waltham , MA, 1 kW
  • Woods Hole Research Center , Gilman Ordway Campus , Falmouth , MA, 100 kW

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Michigan

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College , Kalamazoo , MI, 50 kW
  • Laker Elementary School , Pigeon , MI, three 65 kW turbines
  • Western Michigan University , Kalamazoo , MI, 2 kW
  • Zeeland West High School , Holland , MI, 10 kW

 

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Minnesota

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Carleton College , Northfield , MN, 1.65 MW
  • Lac Qui Parle Valley High School , Madison , MN, 225 kW

    Case Study (PDF 125 KB)

  • Macalester College , St. Paul , MN, 10 kW

    Case study (PDF 27 KB)

  • Pipestone-Jasper School District , Jasper , MN, 750 kW

    Case study (PDF 115 KB)

  • School for Environmental Studies , Apple Valley , MN, 20 kW
  • St. Olaf College , Northfield , MN, 1.65 MW
  • University of Minnesota , West Central Research and Outreach Center , Morris , MN, 1.65 MW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Park Rapids School District , Park Rapids , MN, 20 kW
  • Proctor Public Schools , Proctor , MN, 35 kW

    Case study (PDF 108 KB)

  • Wayzata High School , Plymouth , MN, 1.65 MW

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Missouri

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Crowder College , Crowder , MO, 65 kW
  • Northwest Missouri State University , Maryville , MO, 10 kW

 

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Montana

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Blackfeet Community College , Browning , MT, 100 kW
  • Cascade Public Schools , Cascade , MT
  • Fairfield Public Schools , Fairfield , MT
  • Fort Peck Community College , Poplar , MT, 2, 50 kW turbines
  • Park High School , Livingston , MT
  • Stanford School , Stanford , MT
  • University of Montana College of Technology , Hellgate Canyon , MT, 10 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

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Nebraska

 

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Bancroft K-12 School , Bancroft , NE, 2.4 kW
  • Bloomfield K-12 School , Bloomfield , NE, 2.4 kW
  • Loup City Public Schools , Loup City , NE, 2.4 kW
  • Prairie Hill Learning Center , Roca , NE, 10 kW
  • Wind Application Center , University of Nebraska , Lincoln , NE, 2.4 kW

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Nevada

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Carson Middle School , Carson City , NV, 400 W
  • David E Norman Elementary School , Ely , NV, 1 kW
  • Desert Research Institute , Reno , NV, 2, 1.5 kW turbines
  • French Ford Middle School , Winnemucc , NV, 400 W
  • Hyde Park Middle School , Las Vegas , NV, 400 W
  • Mendive Middle School , Sparks , NV, 400 W
  • Mountain View Montessori School , Reno , NV, 400 W
  • Rosemary Clarke Middle School , Pahrump , NV
  • Traner Middle School , Reno , NV, 400 W

 

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New Mexico

 

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Mesalands Community College , Tucumcari , NM, 1.5 MW
  • Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute , Albuquerque , NM, 1 kW

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New York

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Wayne Technical and Career Center , Williamson , NY, 10 kW

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North Carolina

Installed School Wind Projects

 

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North Dakota

 

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Turtle Mountain Community College , ND, 660 kW

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Ohio

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Indian Lake High School , Lewistown , OH, 10 kW

    Data

 

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Oregon

Installed School Wind Projects

  • West Salem High School , Salem , OR, 2.4 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Skyline Elementary , Portland , OR, 2.5 kW

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Pennsylvania

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies , Erie , PA, 2.4 kW
  • Canon McMillan School District , Canonsburg , PA, 2.4 kW
  • Lake Land School District , Jerman , PA, 2.4 kW
  • Somerset County Technology Center , Somerset , PA, 2.4 kW
  • St. Marys Area School District , St. Marys , PA, 2.4 kW
  • Warrior Run School District , Turbotville , PA, 2.4 kW
  • Windber School, Rockwood, Vo-Tech , Somerset , PA

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Rhode Island

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • University of Rhode Island , Kingston , RI, 1.5 MW

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South Dakota

Installed School Wind Projects

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Aberdeen School District , Aberdeen , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Elk Mountain School District , Edgemont , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Lake Andes School District , Lake Andes , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Memorial Middle School , Sioux Falls , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Miller High School , Miller , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Sturgis Brown High School , Sturgis , SD, 2.4 kW
  • Wind Application Center , South Dakota State University , Brookings , SD, 2.4 kW

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Texas

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Dawson Independent Schools , Welch , TX, 50 kW
  • Shallowwater Independent School District , TX, 5, 50-kW turbines
  • Springlake-Earth Independent School District , Earth , TX, two 50-kW turbines

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Crosbyton Independent School District , Crosbyton , TX, 2, 50-kW turbines
  • Morton Independent School District , Morton , TX, 50 kW

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Utah

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Milford High School , Milford , UT, 2.4 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

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Vermont

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Addison Central School , Addison , VT, 10 kW
  • Danville School , Danville , VT, 10 kW
  • Dover Elementary School , Dover , VT, 10 kW
  • Middlebury College , Middlebury , VT, 10 kW
  • Mount Holly Elementary School , Mount Holly , VT, 10 kW
  • University of Vermont , Burlington , VT, 10 kW
  • Vermont School Systems , VT

    Many of the Vermont school systems were supported through the Vermont Small-Scale Wind Energy Demonstration Program, funded by the Department of Energy and administered by the Vermont Department of Public Service. Contact information, pictures, and performance data are available.

  • Vermont Technical College , Randolph , VT, 10 kW

 

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Washington

 

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

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Wisconsin

Installed School Wind Projects

  • Evansville Community School System , Evansville , WI, 1 kW
  • Lakeshore Technical College , Cleveland , WI, 65 kW
  • Nicolet Area Technical College , Nicolet , WI, 10 kW
  • Northland College , Ashland , WI, 20 kW

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Milwaukee Area Technical College , Mequon , WI, 90 kW
  • River Ridge School District , Path Grove , WI, 90 kW
  • Washington Elementary School , Fond Du Lac , WI

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Wyoming

 

School Wind Projects Planned or Under Development

  • Casper College , Rocky Mountain Oilfield Test Center , Casper , WY, 10 kW

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To add your school wind project to this list, please email Wind Powering America the school's name, city, state, the system's rated kilowatts, and Web address (if available) of your project. We will notify you when your project has been added, typically within two days.

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