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Abstract

Wind energy is not the energy source that immediately comes to mind when thinking about renewable energy in cities. Few cities have enough space within their area to build large, wind farms. You may rather find small, wind turbines on suitable locations within the city's area or see cities doing feasibility studies on this subject. Besides the erection of wind turbines, there are many other ways that cities can promote this renewable energy source. These include applying procurement procedures that favour a certain technology or giving support to organisations that buy or run wind energy plants. The municipality of Ringkobing - where the wind resources are huge - has made a large effort to include the citizens in the decision making process regarding planning schemes for erection of wind turbines.

Keywords: Demand Side Management (DSM); Sustainable energy planning; Wind energy

This case study was prepared by Energie-Cités in co-operation with the municipality of Ringkobing. It received funding from the ALTENER Programme of DGXVII of the European Commission.