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#4 Today we are considering just some general aspects of a windfarm and how they work. When I wrote this initially in early 2018, most utility scale turbines were on 80-meter towers. Some of the older smaller ones were on shorter towers and newer, larger turbines were being placed on taller towers. And the blades that were being installed were around 150 feet, give or take 20 or 30 feet. A 150-foot blade means the sweep of the rotor is 300 feet…that is a football field. Yes,

#3 Today we are considering how windfarm companies determine where to place the individual turbines inside the windfarm. Generally speaking, they put them in windy spots, which typically means high ground and not low ground, land that it’s in the open and unobstructed from anything that would keep the wind from hitting it strongly. In a perfect world, the windfarm company would layout the windfarm in a grid. They would be placed in rows that are perpendicular to the dominant

#6 Today we are considering “How will a windfarm affect my land?” This is a great question to ask when you're approached by a windfarm developer. Many questions go through your head but your mind keeps going back to, “What is this going to do to my land & my operation?” Let me first say that wind leases vary and yours could be different. I recommend taking your agreement to an attorney, and I also suggest that you find one with wind experience. Wind is different and you proba

#5 Today we are considering “Why be a part of a windfarm?” This is a very important question to ask. I've been doing windfarm development for a long time now and one thing I've learned is that property is very important to folks. If you bought the property, you certainly want to maximize your investment. Who wouldn't? But if you were left the property, then it becomes what I call legacy property and it may have been in the family for generations. You not only want to use the