In early 2006 Green Energy Ohio (GEO) announced the introduction of the Ohio Anemometer Loan Program (ALP). GEO in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has designed this program to help promote the development of windpower in Ohio.

Under the Ohio ALP, qualified applicants can borrow all the equipment necessary to conduct a wind study, including a temporary meteorological tower, data logger and instrumentation. Study services, such as site inspection, equipment installation, data validation and program management will be provided at no cost through GEO's on-going wind resource assessment program, Monitoring Ohio Wind (MOHW). Both 20 meter and 50 meter meteorological towers are available through the program to support both large scale and small scale projects. At the conclusion of the 12 month study, ALP Site Sponsors will have data that can be used to accurately calculate the electrical power that could be generated from either small or large scale wind turbines at the monitoring site. Click here for application instructions and additional supporting information.