Appalachian State University / Boone, NC

Appalachian State University

“We have strong wind resources in our state, and it’s time for more institutions and businesses to take advantage of the opportunity to generate power from the wind as well as other renewable energy sources.”

Patrick Beville, Design and Construction Project Manager, ASU

The Appalachian State University Renewable Energy Initiative began in 2004 with the goal of adding renewable sources to the university’s energy mix. The students overwhelmingly agreed to contribute $5 per student, per semester to bring renewable energy technologies on campus, including the wind turbine now spinning over the Broyhill Inn. Alteris Renewables, with its expertise in community scale wind, was brought in to install the turbine as part of this initiative.

Installation Type Wind Turbine
Location Boone, NC
Type of Turbine Northwind 100
Date Completed June, 2009
Tower Height (meters) 37
Power Generated (annual) 145,000 kWh
Rotor Diameter (meters) 21
1st Year Savings $20,000

  • Reduces CO2 emissions 5,300,000 lbs. over the life of the system

  • Equivalent to planting 24,100 trees

  • This is the same as eliminating 5,960,000 driving miles

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  • We have strong wind resources in our state, and it’s time for more institutions and businesses to take advantage of the opportunity to generate power from the wind as well as other renewable energy sources.

    Patrick Beville, Design and Construction Project Manager, ASU