Scientific Literature and Resources
U.S. Government Resources
Interactive Map of wind development in the nation – US Geological Survey
Cost of Wind Energy 2020 – National Renewable Energy Lab
Federal Tax Credit Details – U.S. Department of Energy
Levelized Costs of New Generation Resources in the Annual Energy Outlook 2022
Scientific Literature
Susskind et al 2022: Sources of opposition to renewable energy projects in the United States – (Energy Policy)
Davy et al., 2020: A Review of the Potential Impacts of Wind Turbine Noise in the Australian Context, (Acoustics Australia)
Manjooran, (2013) Clean Energy or Dangerous Skies? Interactions between the wind energy and aerial application industry (Drake Journal of Ag Law)
Davy, Burgmeister and Hillman, 2018, Wind turbine sound limits: Current status and recommendations based on mitigating noise annoyance (Applied Acoustics)
Michaud et al, 2016: Exposure to wind turbine noise: Perceptual responses and reported health effects (Journal of the Acoustic Society of America)
Hongisto, Oliva, and Keranen, (2017) Indoor noise annoyance due to 3–5 megawatt wind turbines—An exposure–response relationship, (Journal of the Acoustic Society of America)
Freiberg et al., 2019 Health effects of wind turbines on humas in residential settings: Results of a scoping review
Mills, (2017): What Windfarms Mean for Local Communities. Conference presentation
Rand and Hoen, (2017): Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned? (Energy Research & Social Science)
Vyn (2018): Property Value Impacts of Wind Turbines and the Influence of Attitudes toward Wind Energy (Land Economics)
Aidun et al, (2022) Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United State (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law)
Wind and Crops
Kaffine, (2019) Microclimate effects of wind farms on local crop yields
Iowa State University Research finds wind farms positively impact crops
Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm
Nebraska Government Resources
Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment
International, NGO, and other resources
International Finance Corporation: Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Wind Energy
Landowner Issues
Understanding Wind Energy Leases
Wind development in the upper midwest and how it impacts landowers including lease and easements. Presented Nov 18th 2009 by the High Plains Extension Energy Team.
Dr. Shannon Farrel - Oklahoma State University
NE wind development map 2021 image from Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment
Other Resources
Landowner Resources
Legal Issues for Landowners to Consider in Negotiating Wind Energy Easements - Washburn University
Evaluating Wind Energy Agreements - Brief Review -2016 - Iowa State University Center for Ag Law and Taxation
Negotiating Wind Energy Property Agreement - Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc
Wind Energy Production: Legal Issues Related Liability Concerns for Landowners in Iowa and Across the Nation - Iowa State University Center for Ag Law and Taxation - Includes sample contract
Nebraska Energy Office - Wind Resources
Landowner Wind Energy Associations: Cornhusker Economics Newsletter
Wind Industry Resources
Windustry
National Renewable Energy Labaratory
American Wind Energy Association