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Energies 2011, 4, 2002-2026; doi:10.3390/en4112002 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 /journal/energies Article An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model for Evaluating Wind Farm Performance He-Yau Kang 1, Meng-Chan Hung 2, W. L. Pearn 2, Amy H. I. Lee 3,* and Mei-Sung Kang 4 1 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan; E-Mail: kanghy@.tw 2 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan; E-Mails: vivi_mon100@.tw (M.-C.H.); wlpearn@.tw (W.L.P.) 3 Department of Technology Management, Department of Industrial Management, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan 4 Department of Electrical Engineering, Kao Yuan University, Kaohsiung 821, Taiwan; E-Mail: kmswmy@.tw * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: amylee@.tw; Tel.: +886-3-5186582; Fax: +886-3-5186575. Received: 14 July 2011; in revised form: 7 November 2011 / Accepted: 15 November 2011 / Published: 21 November 2011 Abstract: The demands for alternative energy resources have been increasing exponentially in the 21st century due to continuous industrial development, depletion of fossil fuels and emerging environmental consciousness. Renewable energy sources, including wind energy, hydropower energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass energy and ocean power, have received increasing attention as alte