North Dakota Wind

Hi all,

Glad to read so many good reports from AZ. Sounds like the weather and birds and Ann & Ed are all working out well :)

I was just at a "Renewable Energy Summit" in downtown Milwaukee today (sometimes my job can be pretty fun...) and I ended up having lunch with a couple of guys who work in the wind energy industry. I mentioned the North Dakota property and the possibility of selling wind rights to some energy company, and they gave me some good pointers:

1: Find out if there are any major transmission lines in the area. Energy companies won't want to put up wind turbines if there are no power lines in the area they can use to get the electricity to customers. If there are no lines, put some up. I'm looking at you, Mom.

2: Ask the local government if any energy companies have made inquiries about building wind farms in the area. There may already be interested energy companies sniffing around the neighborhood, trying to take us local yokels for a ride.

3: Try to get the neighbors interested in offering a group deal to interested energy companies. The bigger the area available to them, the more interested the energy companies will be. Mom, if you haven't gone around and introduced yourself to the neighbors, shame on you! Time for a potluck!

Hope this helps :)

Mark