Scott Waldman reports in Capital New York that a proposed wind farm near Ithaca will be the first community-owned wind farm in the state. Marguerite Wells, an organic flower farmer, there has raised more than $1 million to build seven 475-foot turbines on a hillside to be called the Black Oak Wind Farm. “This is a way we're getting it done without any changes in legisation,” the 37-year-old Enfield resident said. “It's just regular people doing something they want to happen. It's just democracy by dollars.” Cornell University will purchase the power produced by the wind farm and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will purchase renewable energy credits. “We see this as a model for considering in terms of its replicability for New York,” Doreen Harris, senior project manager of NYSERDA said. Black Oak would produce 12 megawatts, enough power for about 5,000 homes, and cost $40 million. Enfield's average wind speeds of 17 m.p.h. are better than other state wind farms that have average wind speeds of 14 m.p.h. Read the ful story in Capital New York.