What Makes a Good Wind Energy Site?

Ridgeline investigates and selects land for its potential to make great wind sites, which involves many factors including:

• wind speed
• the distribution of the wind by direction, time of day and time of year
• access to high voltage transmission lines
• access to potential buyers of the power
• ease of access to the site to deliver wind turbine components
• reasonable level ground across the site
• absence of unique scenic vistas
• absence of bird migration routes
• soil suitable for turbine foundations