Wind turbine plans which could generate nearly £9 million for Fife Council are to go before the executive committee next week.
Councillors will be asked to agree plans to carry out feasibility studies to identify up to 50 sites owned by the local authority which may be suitable for very small scale turbine developments.
As well as the potential to generate up to £8.6m income, it is thought the developments could deliver 19,000 tonnes of carbon emission reductions over their life, helping the council to meet its legal duties.
A number of council-owned sites might be suitable but more detailed work needs to be done to find out how many can be developed further.
At this stage no specific sites have been identified but will be in due course. If it is agreed the feasibility studies can go ahead, this will be the first step in the process.
Sites identified as being suitable by the feasibility studies could potentially have small turbines of between five and 20 metres in height categorised by the industry as micro-wind turbines.
The turbine at the Carnegie Primary School in Dunfermline is an example of a larger turbine from this range.
Unlike large turbines which are connected to the national grid, these turbines would be connected to council buildings, providing power directly and reducing electricity bills.
Some very small turbines come under provisions for permitted development and may not require full planning permission.
If approved, it is proposed to start feasibility studies this spring and it is expected they could be completed some time this year.
Council leader Alex Rowley said: “Councillors at the executive meeting on March 5 will be asked to give their backing to carrying out more detailed work to find out if it would be possible to put small scale wind turbine developments on land with buildings owned by the council on them.
“It’s really important that the wind turbine developments are put on the right sites.
“These plans give potential to generate additional income for the council, create energy savings and a chance to cut carbon emissions too.”