About MCWF

The Manchester Community Wind Farm will produce low-cost, clean, renewable electricity from modern wind turbines on LIttle Equinox Mountain near Manchester, Vermont. For an up front fee, local residents, school, businesses, churches, etc. will be able to buy a slice of the power from the project, getting a low, stable rate over a 15-yr contract. This community wind model was developed in response to feedback from local residents who wanted more local benefits from the project.

The Manchester Community Wind Farm will use local resources to provide low-cost power while reducing air pollution and global warming emissions. It gives Manchester residents the opportunity to think globally and act locally; demonstrating to the town’s many visitors how wind energy fits in with their community. Mt. Equinox, which has already held wind energy projects twice before in its past, is a particularly good site as it is already developed with a road, power line, and an Inn at the summit. It has a world-class wind resource.

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Manchester Community Wind Farm Quick Facts
  • Site Location: On Little Equinox Mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, near Manchester. This site has twice been developed for wind farm projects. Click here to learn more about Little Equinox's history.
  • Size: 8 Vestas V90 wind turbines would generate about 70 million kilowatt-hours a year, enough power to run the entire town of Manchester.
  • Generating Capacity: 24 megawatts, enough to power 10,000 homes; this saves the equivalent of 13,000 gallons of oil each day
  • Community Benefits: tax revenue to the local community; long-term, stable discounted power prices for residents, businesses and schools in the Manchester region and throughout Vermont; clean, renewable alternative to foreign fossil fuels; good-paying jobs for the region during construction and beyond
  • Timeframe Endless Energy Corporation is currently working on a permit application for submission in late 2009. Pending timely receipt of permits, the project will go online in the fall of 2010.

 

Letters of Support for a wind farm on Little Equinox Mountain: Numerous individuals have publicly shown their support for wind power by writing letters to the editor.

Please email us if you are interested posting your letter of support for the project on our website. Sign our online support petition for the project and receive periodic newsletters about our progress.

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