Evaluating potential renewable energy resources in Poultney, Vermont: A GIS-based approach to supporting rural community energy planning

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2114-2122

  Van Hoesen, John ^a   Letendre, Steven ^a  

^a GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy committee; GIS; Rural; Solar; Wind

Indexed keywords

BIO-MASS ENERGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTED ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE; RURAL COMMUNITY; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; VERMONT;

BIOMASS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ENERGY PLANNING; GIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ENERGY; SOLAR POWER; STAKEHOLDER; WIND POWER;

POULTNEY; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 77950917645     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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