Rural Energy Development Initiative (REDI)
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| SWIF will utilize its infrastructure, collective experience and relationships to benefit the renewable energy industry throughout Minnesota by administering REDI. |
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The Rural Energy Development Initiative (REDI) is a statewide program administered by the Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) and sponsored by the State of Minnesota and the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
The goal of REDI is to maximize rural economic development and stabilize rural economies by building renewable energy capacity, expertise and leadership throughout Minnesota. This goal will be accomplished by providing organizing and technical assistance to rural entities seeking to develop wind energy projects for the purpose of selling the energy to an electric utility and by raising awareness of the local economic, community and environmental benefits of renewable energy development.
REDI encompasses three broad categories of rural wind energy development support including:
- Outreach and public education: REDI helps rural Minnesota better understand energy development opportunities, technologies and business models.
- Project development assistance: REDI helps private, public and nonprofit stakeholders gain the capacity and practical know-how to successfully develop community wind energy projects.
- Early stage project development financing: REDI provides loan financing for costs related to early-stage project development and feasibility analysis for wind energy electric generation projects that intend to sell the electricity to an electric utility.
To learn more about REDI:
Download the REDI Interest Form
Download the REDI Fact Sheet
Contact us via e-mail: redi@swifoundation.org
Contact us via phone: 1-866-966-6749 (NRGY)
Renewable Energy Forums
View agendas and materials for these events by clicking the links below.
Sept. 24, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Rice (Flyer)
Agenda
Aug. 12, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Kennedy
August 12, 2009 Wind Energy Landowner’s Forum - Ada
Aug. 11, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - SPRINGFIELD (Flyer)
July 9, 2009 Wanamingo Wind Energy Forum (Flyer)
Agenda
May 19, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Clay County (Flyer)
Agenda
REDI Overview
Options for Landowners
Environmental Permitting
Minnesota DNR
Legal Considerations
April 14 and 15, 2009 Iron Range and North Shore Wind Energy Forums (Fact Sheet)
April 2, 2009 Renewable Energy Workshop - Hutchinson (Flyer)
Agenda
Why Wind Energy
Risks and Rewards
Legal Issues in Wind Development
Financial Considerations: Wind Energy ProjectsAnaerobic Digestion-Gasification
Bio-Digester
Digestion Resources
Financial Considerations: Biogas Energy Project
Landfill Gas
REDI Web Resource List
March 19, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Lakefield (Agenda)
March 12, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Long Prairie (Agenda)
Central Minnesota REDI Fact Sheet
March 11, 2009 Renewable Energy Conference - Olivia (Brochure)
Feb. 10, 2009 CERTs Pre-Conference Workshop: Community-Based Energy Development
Jan. 22, 2009 Renewable Energy Forum - Redwood Falls (Agenda)
BPS Overview Presentation ABR
Juhl Wind C-BED-NGPS2009
Lindquist Venum Wind Energy 1-09
MN Policies Incentives REDI 1-09
Permitting NBair SWRDC 1-22-2009
Windustry Options for Landowners 1-09
Jan. 21, 2009 Wind Energy Forum - Madison (Agenda)
Lindquist Venum Wind Energy 1-09
MNPolicies Incentives REDI 1-09
National Wind Market Overview 1-21-09
Windustry Options for Landowners 1-09
Dispersed Generation Study
In 2007, the Minnesota Legislature adopted a requirement for a Statewide Study of Dispersed Generation Potential. Click here for a full report of the findings.
Online Resources Now Available
Community Wind Handbook
The Southwest Initiative Foundation, along with other partners, funded a community project for Agriculture Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and Windustry to create a Community Wind Handbook and Tool Box. The Community Wind Handbook is a step-by-step manual on creating a community wind project. An Excel spreadsheet is also available to help calculate costs for a wind project. To download these tools, click on the titles below.
NOTE: Each file is large and may take a few minutes to download depending on your Internet connection.
Community Wind Tool Box
The information in the handbook also served as the underlying information that has been expanded into an on-line tool box on Windustry's Web site. The Community Wind Tool Box offers high-quality, practical information, interactive tools and links to related information for farmers and rural landowners looking to develop commercial-scale wind projects. Visit the Windustry Web site to view the Community Wind Tool Box.
These are wonderful examples of the tools and resources that SWIF is helping to provide to those interested in the renewable energy industry and to partnering organizations who are supporting this work.
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