Wind Turbines for Grinnell College

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After years of tentatively exploring the practicality of constructing wind turbines to provide energy for the Grinnell College campus, in August 2005 President Osgood took the commendable step of charging a committee of students, faculty, and Facilities Management staff to research ways to reduce the College’s consumption of electricity from the grid with wind power. In January 2006, the Committee released a preliminary report recommending that the College, following confirmation of its findings from an outside consultant, erect commercial-size turbines to provide the majority of electricity needed for the main campus, and additional turbines to provide electricity for the educational facilities at the Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA).

In their report, the committee stated that conservative estimates reveal that constructing this combination of turbines would not only be environmentally responsible, but also an economically sound investment that could save the College millions of dollars over the lifetime of the turbines.

We, the undersigned, call on President Osgood and the Board of Trustees to implement the recommendations of the Wind Feasibility Committee by the April 2006 meeting of the Trustees. The Committee has demonstrated that construction of turbines to provide wind energy to the College is not only feasible, but a wise investment. And, in a world faced with the challenges of climate change, Grinnell College has the duty as a socially responsible institution to reduce its ecological footprint. Given this responsibility, the College administration should continue along the path they elected when they charged the committee to draft their report. The next step is implementing the recommendations articulated in the report. We call on President Osgood and the Trustees to take that step.

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