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1,800'J <br /> 900' <br /> <br /> seo'l <br /> <br /> 300' <br /> <br />200' <br /> <br />100, <br /> <br /> 900' minimum <br /> but up to <br /> f~900' <br /> <br />No taller <br />~han SO0'~ <br /> <br /> Average <br /> 47' tower <br /> with 6' blade <br /> diameter for <br /> ~oga! 50' <br />Typical 2' <br />diameter <br /> <br />Height Comparison <br /> <br /> Average <br /> 80' <br />with range <br />of 70' to 90' Typical <br /> aO' up <br /> <br />to ~50' <br /> <br /> No larger <br />· than 200; <br /> <br />Small, 1930's Style Silo Modern <br />Contemporary Farm {Diff. Farm or <br />Battery Windmill Sizes) Rural <br />Recharging to Raise Property <br />Housetop Water up Wind <br />Windmill the Well Turbine' <br /> <br />Typical Wind <br />Monopole Turbinea <br />Cell at <br />Tower Mackinac CRy <br /> <br />each zone, and whedaer they are permitted by right, by special use <br />permit, or as part cfa PUD. Small wind turbines on individual <br />farms and similar rural properties are likely to increase in number in <br />the ne~x-r decade. W'md energy farms with many tall structures ~o <br /> <br />THEORETICAL WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL <br />OF THE TWENTY WINDIEST STATES <br /> <br /> Annual Energy Potential <br />Rank State ~n Iii/lions of kWhs <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br />10 <br />tl <br /> 12' <br />13 <br />14 <br />I5 <br />16 <br />17 <br />i8 <br />19 <br />20 <br /> <br />Wind turbines can be <br />short or tall and power <br />a single.farm, .or be <br />grouped into wind <br />farms that can power <br />entire communities. ' <br /> <br />1 North Dakota <br />2 Texas <br />3 Kansas <br />4 South D~ota <br />5 Montana <br /> Nebraska <br /> WToming <br /> Oklahoma <br /> Minnesota <br /> <br /> Colorado <br /> New Mexico <br /> Id~o <br /> Michigan <br /> New York <br /> Illinois <br /> California <br /> Wisconsin <br /> Maine <br /> Missouri <br /> <br />1,210 <br />1,190 <br />1,070 <br />1,030 <br />1,020 <br /> 868 <br /> 747 <br /> 725 <br /> 657 <br /> 551 <br /> 48t <br /> 435 <br /> 73 <br /> 65 <br /> 62 <br /> 6t <br /> 59 <br /> 58 <br /> 56 <br /> 52 <br /> <br />Source: An Astessmene olC thv Avadable ~ndy Land Area and lr/ind <br />Energy Potential in the Conr*gt~out United&ares, Pacific Northwest <br />Laboratory, 1991. <br /> <br /> This illustrates a range <br /> of wind turbines by <br /> both size and power <br /> · generating capaci~, and <br /> \ compare, them to other <br /> ~\ 5 tall rural ,trucmres. <br /> <br /> Typical Typical· <br /> ~teel TetavisJon <br /> I.atica Tower and <br /> Cell . Long Distence- <br /> Tower Emergency <br /> Communications <br /> Tower ' <br /> <br />will.increase as the public grows more accustomed'to them and <br />understands the environmental benefits. The zordng ordinance <br />should dearly present the relevant standards that address the issues <br />that are important co the community. Many of these standards will <br />parallel those used to regulate cellular communication rowers, <br />Zoning standards for wind rowers typically, address the following: <br /> <br />* Allowing test towers ro determine the wind speed and <br /> direction <br /> <br />* Maximum permitted height and height of blade from the <br /> ground <br /> <br />4, Number ofpermirted wind turbines <br /> <br />, Specify whether regulated as a use by right or by special' or <br /> conditional use permir (may vary with tower height and <br /> number of towers) <br /> <br />* Sire plan review requirements <br /> <br />* Minimum site size (may vary with rower lxeight and number <br /> of towers) <br /> <br />-~ Setbacks from property line and inhabited structures <br /> <br />q, Noise limits (in decibels ar a particular distance from the' <br /> tower) <br /> <br />--~ Ground vibration requirements at the property line <br /> <br />, Lighting requirements <br /> <br /> ,,- Security measures around the rower base <br /> <br />~ Removal requirements.if the facility is abandoned <br /> <br />-- Exceptions for small-scale wind turbines servtng an <br /> individual property <br /> <br />146 4 <br /> <br /> <br />