Community Benefit Agreements
Wind Energy Community Benefits Database
This searchable database reflects community benefit agreements (CBAs), community benefit funds, donations, and other forms of benefits from land-based and offshore wind energy developments in the U.S. compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) from 2022 to 2024.
If you would like to submit a CBA that is not represented in this database, please email windcommunitybenefits@nrel.gov .
For more information about how community benefits are developed and the role they play in wind energy development, please visit the Wind Energy Community Benefits Guide. Learn more about the community impacts of wind farms.What Forms of Community Benefits Does This Database Include?
Community benefits for wind energy projects can be structured in many ways, but the following categories are the most common and are the focus of this database:
Project Name
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State
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County
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Form of Benefit
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Additional Form
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Infrastructure Type
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Number of Turbines
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Generating Capacity (MW)
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Year Built
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Armenia Mountain | Pennsylvania | Tioga County, Bradford County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 67 | 100.5 | 2009 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by ALLETE
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Bloom | Kansas | Ford County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 54 | 178 | 2017 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by Capital Power
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Allegheny Ridge | Pennsylvania | Blair County, Cambria County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 40 | 80 | 2007 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by Leeward Renewable Energy
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Amazon Wind Farm Texas | Texas | Scurry County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 110 | 253 | 2017 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by Lincoln Clean Energy / Ørsted
SourcesVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Amazon Wind Fowler Ridge | Indiana | Benton County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 65 | 150 | 2015 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by Pattern Energy
SourcesVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Alta Farms | Illinois | Clinton County, DeWitt County | Donation/support to local cause | Non-financial | Land-based wind energy project | 50 | 200 | 2023 |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by Enel Green Power
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Arbor Hill 1 & 2 | Iowa | Adair County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 142 | 310 | 2020 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by MidAmerican Energy
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Arbuckle Mountain | Oklahoma | Carter County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 50 | 100 | 2015 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by EDP Renewables
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Brady Wind I & II | North Dakota | Stark County, Hettinger County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 159 | 300 | 2016 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by NextEra Energy Resources
SourceVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
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Auwahi Wind | Hawaii | Maui County | Donation/support to local cause | Land-based wind energy project | 8 | 21 | 2012 | |
Developed, Owned, or Operated by AEP
SourcesVerified by WINDExchange on Aug. 1, 2024 |
What Forms of Community Benefits Are Not Included in This Database?
CBAs and related forms of community benefits may be provided alongside other agreements or economic impacts that serve different purposes, such as:
- Land lease payments to landowners that host wind turbines.
- Project labor agreements for construction of wind energy projects.
- Taxes or tax agreements like payment in lieu of taxes (PILOTs).
- Direct compensation to impacted stakeholders, such as commercial fishermen.
This database does not include these other types of wind energy benefits, as they differ from CBAs and related benefit mechanisms in several key ways; namely, the community benefits included in this database are unrelated to taxation, are intended to provide benefits to the community as a whole rather than a specific group of people, like landowners, and are separate from impact mitigation measures required by permitting agencies.