Windustry

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Signed

Jul 19, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.2

Gross Receipts

$793,773

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Wind energy policy - windustry pursued developing and introducing a proposal for state legislature to address concerns of rural electric co-ops and municipal utilities about integrating renewable energy into their supply mix. The legislation would make such utilities eligible to receive funding to pay for needed infrastructure upgrades and to cover costs of increased rates. Windustry staff researched all related issues and conducted extensive meetings with stakeholders to refine the concept. The proposal was put into correct legislative language and introduced by representative david bly.

Activity 3

Rural business enterprise project - with funding from the usda, windustry is assisting with the pursuit of development of three wind projects outside of minnesota. Windustry staff and an expert wind energy consultant are engaged in the initial steps of determining if the sites are suitable for a wind project, and are working with land owners in the area to form business partnerships to facilitate building and maintaining the projects. Additionally, windustry is working with a group of minnesota counties to develop a bulk buy program to realize cost savings for purchase of small wind turbines and related equipment and services.

Filer

EIN

01-0746862