Large Turbine Projects Large-scale wind energy projects can be immensely complex, requiring large investments in time, effort, and money. This section of the website is designed to offer some practical advice for planning your wind project. In particular, we will address several issues that offer the greatest challenges for wind energy projects such as interconnection, transmission, and financing. The information here focuses on large wind turbine projects; go here for more practical information on small wind turbines. Important Information About Large Turbine Projects What do Large Wind Turbines Need? Siting and Permitting Tasks Technology What is Interconnection and Transmission? Project Costs and Financing How much will my Operation Costs be? How do you Finance Large Wind Projects? Large Wind Turbine Distributors Regional Wind Developers

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