Community Wind (or Distributed Wind) is based around the idea of producing power where it is used, promoting cost of energy savings and energy independence for those involved. Community Wind is not defined by the amount of power produced or the source of it’s financing, but rather by the fact that power is being produced at the source of its need or “on-site”. Community Wind projects are owned by a variety of individuals and organizations from local businesses, to municipalities, non-profit organizations, to small farms and agricultural co-ops, small rural electrical co-ops to Native American tribes. These projects can range from one turbine to a community owned commercial scale wind farm. Given all the differences, the key feature of Community Wind is that local community members have a significant financial stake in the project beyond just land-leases and tax revenue.