Cape Cod Community Windmill
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Cape Cod Community Windmill

Barnstable, MA

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A single community-scale wind turbine raised on the Cape to offset a municipal complex's entire electric load. Foundation, tower erection, and grid-tie controls — every tribe in the build documented, from the crane crew to the automation team that brought it online.

Progress100%
Budget$3.4M
TimelineApr 2025 – Oct 2025

The chain

Every tribe on this build

Media

Site photos & documentation

Cape Cod Community Windmill media 1
Cape Cod Community Windmill media 2
Cape Cod Community Windmill media 3

Vision board

References driving the design

Coastal siting & setback study
Coastal siting & setback study
Tower erection — crane plan
Tower erection — crane plan

Zoning & permits

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Barnstable — special permit for wind energy facility; coastal setback and avian review completed.

  • Special permit (wind facility)Approved
  • Coastal/environmental reviewApproved
  • Utility interconnectionApproved

What's coming

Predicted from location, scope & typology

Offsets full municipal loadModeled annual output covers 100% of the complex's electricity.
Coastal wind resourceCape siting averages a strong capacity factor for onshore wind.
Salt-air maintenanceCoastal turbines need corrosion-resistant hardware and added inspection cadence.

Access & history

Versioned, permissioned, traceable

v8 (final) · edited Oct 18 by Meridian Builders
  • Meridian Builders (GC)Owner
  • Lumen Systems (Controls)Editor
  • Apex Fabrication (Steel)Editor
  • Town of BarnstableViewer

Built for place

This hub is spatial-ready

100% complete
3 tribes on site

Propreti isn't built solely for phones — it's built for place. As the world shifts to spatial computing, this project's media, collaborators, and permit data are designed to stay in view — overlaid on the real site through AR and eyewear.

Updates

Latest from the jobsite

Lumen Systems·Oct 18

Grid-tie commissioned — turbine spinning and feeding the municipal meter.

Meridian Builders·Aug 02

Tower erection complete. Crane demobilized after a clean lift.

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