Editing Utsira (section)

==History==
There are remains from the [[Stone Age]] on the island. It has been populated since that time. Historically, the island was governed by [[Torvastad]], based on the mainland, but on 1 July 1924 the island was separated and it was established as a separate municipality. At that time, a new municipal council was to be elected. It was intended that the twelve men on the interim council would be elected, but the official list of candidates listed eleven women and a man. This was not known to even the people involved until the day of the election and by then it was too late. Despite a legal challenge the twelve were elected and [[Aasa Helgesen]], the local midwife, was elected the first Mayor of Utsira and the first female mayor in Norway. Helgesen was a successful Mayor until 1928.<ref name="kr">{{Cite journal |last=Baastad |first=Siri |date=15 December 1999 |title=Jordmor Helgesens "skjørteregime" |url=http://kommunal-rapport.no/artikkel/jordmor_helgesens_skjorteregime |journal=Kommunal Rapport |language=no |access-date=2014-02-20}}</ref>

In 2004, [[Norsk Hydro]] installed a combined [[Wind hybrid power systems|wind-hydrogen utility]] on Utsira. It is a full scale pilot project for energy self-sufficiency for a remote community. In periods when there is surplus wind energy, the excess power will be used for generating [[hydrogen]] by [[electrolysis]]. The hydrogen is stored, and is available for power generation in periods where there is little wind. Additional to this an energy storing [[flywheel]] exists to help out when for a short time more power is needed.