A visit to switchgrass? trial plots run by Iowa State University researchers; near Ames, IA. Photo by CL Williams, 2010.
Refers to the creation and/or operation of a bioenergy? project with members of a community as equal partners in decision-making and/or investments; also refers to bioenergy projects that deliver energy to a community, usually at the level of a town, small city or within a rural setting.

A visit to switchgrass? trial plots run by Iowa State University researchers; near Ames, IA. Photo by CL Williams, 2010.