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Note: Some of the materials below are copyrighted by Mick Sagrillo and are provided exclusively for individual educational use, NOT for purposes of bulk copying, distribution or sales. For any other use, please contact Mick Sagrillo at msagrillo@wizunwired.net for specific permission.
Documents are in Adobe PDF Format and will require Acrobat Reader

Toolbox - Applications and forms

FAA
7460-1 Application Form
Instructions for 7460-1
Notice Instructions
Interconnection
Application Flow Chart in WI Interconnection Guidelines
Introduction to Distributed Generation
PSC 119 Rules for Interconnection
PSC 6027-Application Form for up to 20 kW
PSC 6028-Application Form for 20 kW to 15 MW
PSC 6029-Agreement Form for up to 20kW
PSC 6030-Agreement Form for 20 kW to 15 MW
Utility Data Release Form
Utility Designated Points of Contact for Interconnection
Wisconsin Interconnection Guidelines-April, 2004
Wisconsin Electrical Codes
Department of Commerce Chapter 16
PSC 113-Service Rules for Electric Utilities
PSC 114-Wisconsin State Electric Code

Toolbox - Funding Opportunities

Wisconsin Focus on Energy's Renewable Program
Eligibility Tool

Residential Site Assessment Request Form (typically 20kW or less)
Non-Residential Wind Site Assessment Request Form (more than 20kW)
Full Service Wind Installers Working in Wisconsin
Focus Funding
Residential Incentives
Business Incentives
USDA Section 9006 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Funding For Farms and Rural Small Businesses
Grants & Loan Guarantee Overview
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture -- Rural Development Website

Toolbox--Fact Sheets

Abandonment
Aesthetics
Assessment of Risk Due To Ice
Bats
Birds
Bird Mortality by Percentage Histogram
Epilepsy and Other Such Ruses
FAA
Fences
Ice shedding
Why Wind Turbines can Spin but not Throw Ice
Lightning
Sound
Net metering and zoning
Payback
Property values
Setbacks
Shadow flicker and strobing
Stray voltage
Tower engineering for building permits
Tower heights and zoning hearings
Tower Styles
TV and communications interference
Visibility
Focus on Energy Fact Sheets/Case Studies
Harvesting your own wind-generated electricity
Using wind energy: small-scale systems
Wind turbines and birds: Putting the situation in perspective in WI
Doing Business with Wind Energy
Owning a PV/Wind Hybrid System: Being Your -Own Utility

Toolbox--Information for Homeowners and Installers

An Open Letter to Inventors
Annual inspections
Apples & Oranges
Apples & Oranges Technical Appendix
Buying used equipment
Caveat Emptor
Code compliance
Environmental Benefits of Your Wind Energy System
Home-built wind generators
How to Buy a Wind Energy System (921KB)
How to Buy a Wind Energy System, with WI Wind Map (3MB)
Installing your own wind system
Filing an insurance claim
Keep it spinning
Operation and maintenance costs
Payback 1- The Wrong Question
Payback 2- Investment Considerations for Small Wind
Planning Your Wind System 1-What Size System Do You Need
Planning Your Wind System 2-Evaluating Your Wind Resource
Planning Your Wind System 3-Improving Your Site
Planning Your Wind System 4-Building Permits
Planning Your Wind System 5-Utility Requirements
Planning Your Wind System 6-Liability Insurance
Planning Your Wind System 7-Homeowner’s Insurance
Planning Your Wind System 8-Finding an Installer
Planning Your Wind System 9-Utility Buy-Back Rates
Planning Your Wind System 10-Working With Your Neighbors
Problem Wind Systems Hit North America
Rooftop-Mounted Wind Turbines
Rules of thumb for tower heights
Small wind systems WI consumers guide
Tower styles
Towers 1—Siting towers and heights for small wind turbines
Towers 2—Considerations for wind turbine towers
Towers 3—Tower height versus power
Towers 4—Tower cost versus power
Towers 5—Tall tower economics
Vertical axis wind turbine myths
Wind Turbine Buyers Guide - 2007
Zoning 1--Trials and tribulations
Zoning 2--Keeping hearings under control
Zoning 3--Zoning obstacles
Zoning 4--Perceptions and local concerns
Zoning 5--Barriers to small wind systems
Zoning 6--Protecting your right
Zoning for Distributed Wind--J. Green and M. Sagrillo

Tool box--Legal

WI State Statute 66.0401
Appeals Court Decision on Mequon
FERC Enforces PURPA in Iowa
FERC Upholds Net Metering Law
Letter from Attny General Lautenschlauger (on 66.0401)
Letter from Assis Attny General to Town of Byron (on 66.0401)
Letter to Doyle (on 66.0401)
ST. Croix Falls Circuit Court Decision
Supreme Court Refusal to Hear Mequon Case
WI Renewables Statute Table

Tool box--Zoning

Acknowledgements
Small vs Large Wind Graphic
Small Wind System Model Ordinance -- Version 12-06
Letter from Assis AG Blythe to Town of Byron (on 66.0401)
UW-Extension letter on the small wind zoning ordinance
WI State Statute 66.0401
WI State Statute 70.111
WI State Statute 236.292
Wisconsin DNR Letter -- Position on Small Wind Turbines
Wisconsin DNR Letter for Shawano Small Turbine Permit -- Wind Turbines and Wildlife

Turbines and towers funded by Focus on Energy
Installed as of March 31, 2008
In progress as of March 31, 2008
Acknowledgement:
This toolbox set was assembled and provided by Mick Sagrillo of Sagrillo Power & Light. Many of the fact sheets were authored by Mick over many years for publication in other venues.
Although many of the materials are Wisconsin-specific, we hope that this toolbox will be of assistance to anyone planning to install a wind turbine for their own use.
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