Wind Assessments

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PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE PRODUCT LINES.

Please call for pricing and special offers to non-profit organizations.

*Please attach a sketch outlining your property in relationship to your street and estimated height of significant buildings and trees within the property.

--Onsite Consultation (Basic assessment): $100 plus 50 cents/mile round trip from Dickerson, MD 20842. This fee will be credited to customers who purchase a complete system from Potomac Wind Energy. (Skystream, tower, and anchor bolts)

--Basic: Address Specific Virtual Wind Assessment: $100 Basic written report by e-mail (Average and prevalent wind info. Expected Kilowatt output at various tower heights. Tower sitting recommendations ( no pictures).

--Comprehensive: Address Specific Virtual Wind Assessment: $500 Comprehensive written report by regular mail. (Basic assessment plus: satellite and topographical views, “Wind Rose” for each month).

EnSave Program

Preserving the financial viability of the Maryland Farm is the goal of the EnSave Program; the program works to make farm operations energy efficient. ENSAVE: Statewide Farm Energy Audit and Rebate Program: http://www.ensave.com/assets/files/Application%20for%20Equipment%20Rebates%204.22.09.pdf

Maryland Grant Program

Maryland Energy Administration’s Windswept Grant site: http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/residential/windswept/index.asp

Maryland County Permits

Montgomery County does not have a specific Wind Energy System permit process. The nearby Town of Poolesville, Montgomery County, recently issued a draft proposed alternative energy Ordinance No. 178 that permits small wind energy systems in town limits for owners of 25 or more acres.
Carroll County adopted a small-wind energy permit ordinance and procedures in 2008: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/permits/wte-req.pdf
Frederick County adopted similar small-wind energy permit ordinances in May 2009: http://frederickcountymd.gov/documents/Ordinances/2009%20Ordinances/09-11-515.PDF
Washington County adopted a small wind energy permit ordinance in June 2009: http://www.washco-md.net/washco_2/pdf_files/legal/2009/ORD-09-04.pdf

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Last updated 6/2011