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Line 1: [[File:Rhode Island wind resource map 50m 800.jpg\|thumb\|2007 US Department of Energy wind resource map of Rhode Island]] '''Wind power in Rhode Island''' is in the early stages of development. There are several small scale wind turbine projects in the state. As of December 2013 there were 11 turbines at 10 sites in the state.<ref>{{cite news \| last = McLeish \| first = Todd \| title = URI economist: Wind turbines in Rhode Island have no effect on property values \| publisher = University of Rhode Island \| date = December 23, 2013 \| url = http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=6905 \| accessdate = 2 May 2015}}</ref> As of 2014 Rhode Island had 9 MW of wind power.<ref>[http://www.acore.org/files/pdfs/states/RhodeIsland.pdf Renewable Energy in Rhode Island]</ref> Line 12 ⟶ 10: ==Portsmouth Abbey== [[File:26 portsmouth abbey.jpg\|thumb\|The municipally-operated turbine in [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island\|Portsmouth]] was erected in 2006]] Installed in March 2006 on Aquidneck Island, the [[Portsmouth Abbey School]] 660-kW V-47 turbine<ref>http://www.nrel.gov/wind/pdfs/40855.pdf</ref> had been the largest producer of electricity produced by wind power.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ripower.org/renewable-energy/negs/newsletters/jan-09-new-turbine-portsmouth-ri\|title=Jan 09: New Turbine at Portsmouth, RI\|work=ripower.org}}</ref> until faltering in 2012. In 2014, the municipality voted to replace it.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20141105-portsmouth-opts-to-replace-broken-wind-turbine.ece\|title=Portsmouth opts to replace broken wind turbine\|author=Richard Salit\|work=providencejournal.com}}</ref> ==Fields Point== Brought on line in 2012, the three wind turbines at [[Fields Point]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]] are each rated at 1.5  mW. Manufactured by [[Goldwind\|Goldwind USA]], they each have {{convert\|150\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}} blades and height of {{convert\|364\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}} and together supply about 40 to 50 percent of the electricity used by the Narragansett Bay Commission's (NBC) regional waste and storm water treatment facility.<ref>[http://www.wwdmag.com/narragansett-bay-commission-field’s-point-wwtf-wind-farm-energy-project Narragansett Bay Commission Field’s Point WWTF Wind Farm Energy Project ''Wind and Water Digest'']</ref><ref>{{cite news \| last = Kuffner \| first = Alex \| title = Providence wind turbines churn out more power than projected \| publisher = Providence Journal \| date = December 29, 2013 \| url = http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20131229-providence-wind-turbines-churn-out-more-power-than-projected.ece \| accessdate = 2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release \| title = January 2013: Providence Wind Turbines Are Spinning! \| publisher = RI Power \| date = January 2013 \| url = https://www.ripower.org/renewable-energy/negs/newsletters/january-2013-providence-wind-turbines-are-spinning \| accessdate = 2 May 2015}}</ref> ==North Kingstown== Line 24 ⟶ 22: ==Proposals== ===Coventry=== Ten 1.5-megawatt turbines in [[Coventry, Rhode Island\|Coventry]] have been proposed<ref>{{cite press release \| title = A Big Win(d) for Rhode Island \| publisher = People's Power and Light \| date = \| url = https://www.ripower.org/renewable-energy/negs/newsletters/big-wind-rhode-island \| accessdate = 2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ripuc.org/eventsactions/docket/4277-COV1-Objection(1-2-15).pdf STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION re: WED COVENTRY ONE, LLC]</ref><ref>[http://www.ripuc.org/eventsactions/docket/4547-WEDCoventry-Petition(1-16-15).pdf WEDCoventry-Petition]</ref> Line 39 ⟶ 38: ==See also== *[[Cape Wind]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links==

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