Small wind turbines could be built around the region in a bid to generate millions of pounds for the public purse.
Fife Council is to investigate the feasibility of installing turbines at 50 locations.
The renewable energy generators would be between five and 20 metres high and capable of producing between five and 15KW each of electricity for council buildings.
They would cost up to £4.25 million and generate a net income of up to £8.6 million over 20 years. If successful, council leader Councillor Alex Rowley said they could be the first of many.
He said: “These studies are a vital part of the plans to find out if the council can put small-scale wind turbines on land where there is a council building.
“As well as the possibility of creating millions of pounds of additional money for the council, there’s also potential to reduce carbon emissions, which is timely news given this is national Climate Change week.
“The size of the wind turbines the council is talking about is very small-scale but it’s still really important the right sites are found and I look forward to hearing more detail on these plans in the months ahead.”
Studies are expected to begin in the spring and be completed later this year. Specific sites have yet to be identified.