Massachusetts Wind Working Group

Mission

MWWG tours the 600kW wind turbine at Holy Name High School in Worcester, MA.

Promote smart and successful wind energy development in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Identify barriers and opportunities related to the development of wind energy.
• Develop a strategic plan to support the creation of good wind projects.
• Promote the public understanding of modern wind power, and its benefits and impacts
• Create linkages between wind energy and other sectors to foster job creation and economic development in Massachusetts

Scope

• Both small (residential/farm), and community and commercial-scale projects are included

Participants

• The Wind Working Group is open to any interested party that supports the group's mission.
• Stakeholders in Massachusetts wind power, including: DOE/NREL, DOER, DTE, ISO-New England, utilities, UMass Wind Energy Center, environmental groups, developers, and farming and rural interests

About Wind Working Groups

• The US Department of Energy's Wind Powering America (WPA) supports over two dozen Wind Working Groups around the country.
• WPA offers a Wind Working Group source book

For More Information or to be Added to the MWWG E-mail List

Contact Jody Lally at the Wind Energy Center: 413-577-0887

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