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On-farm turbines funded in Eastern PlainsColorado Eastern Colorado agriculture producers have been awarded funds to install wind turbines for on-farm use in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. This grant funding is being used as a pilot project to demonstrate the applicability of small wind for agricultural uses. The cost share dollars were awarded by Southeast Colorado Resource Conservation & Development, as the administrator of an Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy implementation grant from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Five turbines funded from this project will be installed throughout Eastern Colorado in Arapahoe, Baca, Kit Carson, Phillips, and Weld counties. Power will be generated at one farmstead using a 1.8kW tower; two farmsteads, including out buildings, using 10kW and 20kW towers; a poultry operation using a 1.8kW tower; and a sprinkler irrigation system using a 50kW tower. The project partners include Southeast Colorado RC&D, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, iCAST (International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology), and Baca County Conservation District. An informational tour to showcase the wind turbines and farm operations is planned after the turbines have been installed and commissioned. 7/28/08 Date: 7/23/08
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