Sustainable Energy Developments (SED; Ontario, New York, U.S.) has completed the installation of the first community-scale wind project in New Hampshire. The installation of the Northwind 100 wind turbine, manufactured by Northern Power Systems (www.northernpower.com) was completed at the Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa in Whitefield on Oct. 1.

This is the fourth Northwind 100 that SED has installed in the Northeastern United States, with a fifth installation already in progress.

The resort, founded in 1865, was the picture of an old-time New Hampshire village with bandstands, a skating rink, outlying wooded hills, working farms and the stunning views of the White Mountains. The owners of the resort are determined to go back to the roots of the hotel, which were based on sustainability. Along with the wind turbine, the owners of the resort are planning on reverting to working farms and raising livestock for use in their on-site restaurant.

SED, who received Mountain View Grand's information from Northern Power Systems, signed a contract to develop the resort's wind project in January 2009. SED completed a thorough analysis of the site, walked the owners of the project through the permitting process and officially broke ground in August 2009. The wind turbine was delivered a month later, and the blades were lifted on Sept. 23. The wind turbine was then interconnected to the local utility grid and commissioned on Oct. 1.