Win up to $500: Blow Us Away With Your Distributed Wind Energy Photos!

Wind turbines used as distributed energy resources—also called distributed wind—produce electricity that is consumed on-site or locally, as opposed to large, centralized wind farms that generate bulk electricity for distant end users. Each year, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) launches a search for the best distributed wind energy photos across the United States and its territories, offering cash payments for the top contributors. During the month of May 2024, PNNL is accepting photo submissions in five different categories. In each category, the top photo contribution will receive $500 and the runner-up will receive $100. Learn more about how to submit your photos to this year’s search. The annual search aids PNNL’s efforts to highlight distributed wind technologies and the customers they serve. Selected photos are used in multiple ways, including in PNNL and U.S. Department of Energy reports, outreach efforts, webpages, presentations, newsletters (like this one!) and other engagement opportunities.