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To: Snowshoe who wrote (25769)	11/27/2002 4:12:15 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Curse of the Wind Turns to Farmers' Blessing serve.com Minnesota is just ninth on the list, but utility officials say the winds that blow across Buffalo Ridge, in the far southwestern corner of the state, are tough to beat. At an average speed of 15 miles an hour, the winds there generate nearly twice as much electricity as 12- mile-an-hour winds, because the total power generated is a function of wind speed cubed. Xcel Energy, Minnesota's largest utility, buys the electricity under contract for three to four cents a kilowatt-hour, not much more than the cost of power generated by gas-fired turbines, the current source of choice for utilities seeking new capacity.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (25769)	11/28/2002 10:55:04 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello Snowshoe, <<Pssst...a secret ... real killing with wind power ... nail down the "wind rights" in a highly desirable area>> My friend's research: awea.org awea.org awea.org awea.org awea.org awea.org Where to buy farmland: awea.org A 250 acre farm could take in $14,000 in wind lease income, yet take up only 2-3 acres. The rest can continue to be used as farmland. awea.org Where is the wind? awea.org You can even plot exactly where the land should be purchased given wind speeds and transmission lines. Take North Dakota for example - sparse population, tons of wind, & cheap farmland: eren.doe.gov Chugs, Jay