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# Business models for community wind power
- URL: https://news.transitionnetwork.org/business-models-for-community-wind-power/
- Published: 2010-07-13T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-11T12:07:18.000Z
- Author: Transition Network international
- Tags: #News, #Import 2026-03-17

Community wind could be an interesting local opportunity for a transition group. It has a range of business models, all with their various ins and outs.

Daniel Black was at a recent conference on wind power in the UK’s South West, and forwarded some handy information on the subject, which Jake Burnyeat of the CIC [Green Trust Wind](http://www.greentrustwind.co.uk/About%5Fus.html?ref=news.transitionnetwork.org) has kindly updated and given us permission to share.

You can download the ‘Community Wind Brief’ which outlines the business models, and a Green Trust Wind flyer attached to this news item (below).

Here’s Jake’s outline:

> A community wind project can provide material amounts of zero carbon electricity, and a source of income for further community initiatives. The ‘Business Models for Community Wind Power’ paper provides a basic introduction to the range of business models that are referred to as ‘community wind’, and the range of community benefit possible for each.  
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> It is intended to help community groups and other stakeholders to understand what the options are for community wind power, and to provide a benchmark for assessing companies that might approach them with a community wind power offer.  
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> It was produced by GreenTrust Wind, which is a new social enterprise wind power company, focussed on the South West.

Thanks to Daniel for bringing this up!