Download or read book Feasibility Analysis of Utility Scale Wind Power Generation Systems written by Terry Lee Clinefelter and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Over the past 20 years, renewable wind energy in North America has seen a growth in popularity and availability. Wind farms, which have been common for decades in Europe, have now become elements of the landscape of North America, providing cheap, clean, and renewable energy that has come to fulfill a much needed role in the make-up of the power generation in America. But the traditional idea of buying power from a utility provider that generates power in one area and transmits it great distances to the end user still prevails, using costly transition lines and a number of substations, losing energy as it moves over that long distance. Our objective was to explore the concept and feasibility of on-site wind energy power generation. This will be done by examining the basic elements required to have a site suitable for renewable wind energy using different scale systems and looking at the different pay back periods for these projects, which are affected by those elements. Best practices shown to be successful in projects around the country will also be examined to determine how to address those elements that can increase or decrease the project pay back period. The result of this study will be able to present effective alternatives for those interested in considering on-site wind power generation.