Alaska Conservation Solutions

Online Wind Energy Resources

• The first step to installing a wind turbine is to measure wind speeds around your property. Alaska Energy Authority has an Anemometer Loan Program to help you out with this.
• Wind power can easily be combined with solar power into a hybrid system that will serve your energy needs year-round. ABS Alaskan offers great info on small-scale wind systems and how they work in Alaska.
• The Alaska Energy Authority has a wind energy program with Alaska wind data, articles on implanting your own small-scale wind turbine, helpful links, and info on current wind projects in Alaska.
• This electronic pamphlet by the U.S. Dept of Energy gives a basic explanation of residential wind power systems, as well as offering a map of wind power potential in Alaska. A more detailed map of wind power potential, which does not include Southeast or the Aleutians, is available from U.S. Dept of Energy here.
• This website offers basic information about regulations and incentives for wind power in Alaska.
• Other non Alaska-specific websites which offer wind power resources:
  • This article from Home Power magazine explains the basics of wind power systems, including a diagram of all the different components of the systems.
  • Realgoods.com offers a great library of renewable energy articles and resources here.
  • Thesolarguide.com offers a wide variety of articles on wind power systems, as well as on other types of renewable energy.
• Companies in Alaska providing wind systems for your home.