Wind power initiative

The Utah Geological Survey has begun accepting applications from Utah landowners seeking to learn about wind power possibilities on their properties. The UGS will be providing the selected applicants with an anemometer and pole set up in order to measure the wind force and consistency to provide them with a good picture of the potential for wind powered electric power generation. The UGS will be accepting applications from any Utah resident or business until March 1st for those seeking a spring or summer installation, and August 1 for all those seeking a fall installation.

There are two possible tower heights available. 20m and 50m. The 20m poles and anemometer have no cost attached to them for the land owner. The 50m poles, generally for commercial applications, are supplied with anemometer for free but the land owner is responsible for the installation charge. ( $4,000-$5,000)

It's a possitive thing to be recieving support and encouragement from State offices for alternative and renewable energy sources. It's this kind of thinking that is going to help set Utah apart and put us in a positive position against potential future energy crises.

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2007 Green Homes Tour

With the Wasatch Mountains rising in the east and the Great Basin and Salt Lake spreading out to the west I can hardly think of a better place to showcase building options and energy sources that are clean and green. Saturday September 22nd that’s exactly what will be happening as “The Green Building Center” of Salt Lake puts on it’s 2007 Green Building Tour of homes in and around the valley that have been either built with or have incorporated some of the greenest ideas and technologies in the home and interior design and construction industries.

Ashley Patterson, owner and founder of the Green Building Center came up with the idea for a green building tour, to help educate and inform people in the community about the methods and products available from cost effective passive solar to top end radiant flooring and alternative building envelopes. At the behest of visitors last year, she and her team have assembled a collection of homes from the area that focus on not only high tech and often expensive technologies, but on the affordable and easily incorporated solutions that can be used by anyone to improve the efficiency of their homes.

The tour will begin on Saturday morning, and the homes will be opened at 10:00am. I encourage anyone in the area to purchase a ticket through the Green Building Center and visit as many homes as they can. Bring a friend and start a dialogue, your eyes may be opened to a new world of possibilities.

For more information and ticket prices and location go to:
Green Homes Tour information