I have 1300 acres in North Central Texas and I would like to lease the wind rights to a wind energy company. Who should I contact?

Bill,

If you're still interested, I'd be happy to discuss with you your options regarding lease rights for wind development. I am based in Austin and can be reached at (512) 305-0945 or richard@ventienergy.com.

Best wishes,
Richard

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Originally posted by Bill Lovelace:
I have 1300 acres in North Central Texas and I would like to lease the wind rights to a wind energy company. Who should I contact?

Bill,

Thanks for your post. My company, Momentum Renewable Energy, develops wind projects between 10-50 MW. I would be interested to learn more about your property if you are still looking for a developer to speak with. In the meantime, you can check out our web site at www.momentumre.com. Thank you!

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Originally posted by Bill Lovelace:
I have 1300 acres in North Central Texas and I would like to lease the wind rights to a wind energy company. Who should I contact?

Just to make sure that everyone has some background about leasing your land if you are approached by a developer or if yo uapproach a developer yourself please read over the information about wind energy easements on our website. These documents will help you belly up to the negotiating table with a better understanding of your rights:

http://www.windustry.org/easements/default.htm

Thanks and good luck!

-Brian

Hi, here is some information on the Whole Foods Market Wind Deal.

I just bought a 154 Acre Organic Farm in Golden, Illinois and through my search of Wind Farms and email inquiries, I heard back from someone who has put me in touch with Renewable Choice Energy.

Harvest Your Organic Wind Power
Do you feel you have “good wind”, or have you been
considering building windmills on your Organic or
transitional lands? If so, Renewable Choice Energy is
here to help you.
As one of the world’s leading wind power providers,
Renewable Choice Energy is ready to help make wind
power work for you. We are currently searching for Organic
farmers or ranchers interested in placing windmills on their
land. Renewable Choice Energy works with top wind power
developers to reach national renewable energy targets, and
to make a sustainable future for us all.
Recently, Renewable Choice Energy was chosen by Whole Foods Market
as its exclusive supplier of renewable energy credits after an extensive
search process. This was the single largest private purchase of Wind
Energy Credits ever—an equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road.
Wind power customers like Whole Foods Market would like to see more
wind power on Organic land and we are committed to making that hope
a reality.
Renewable Choice Energy is a leading national provider, building the
market for clean and renewable sources of energy. We are committed to
a global vision of a world powered by clean, renewable wind energy.
If you are fortunate enough to have an Organic farm or ranch with good wind potential,
this is an opportunity for your long-term stability. Site lease payments range from $1,000
to $3,000 per turbine.
All sitings require environmental impact studies.
If you have an interest in being part of the wind power revolution, now is the time to act.
Please contact:
Kris Lotlikar
kris@renewablechoice.com
Renewable Choice Energy
www.renewablechoice.com


Whole Foods Market® Makes Largest Ever Purchase of Wind Energy Credits in United States
Historic renewable energy credit purchase to offset 100%
of company’s electricity use


AUSTIN, TEXAS. January 10, 2006. Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket, has made a landmark purchase of renewable energy credits from wind farms to offset 100% of the electricity used in all of its stores, facilities, bake houses, distribution centers, regional offices and national headquarters in the United States and Canada. This is the largest wind energy credit purchase in the history of the United States and Canada and makes Whole Foods Market the only Fortune 500 Company purchasing wind energy credits to offset 100% of its electricity use.

“Whole Foods Market is a leader in the natural and organic foods movement, and that involves caring about our communities and respecting our environment. This purchase of wind energy credits is a natural extension of that leadership and is integral to our core values,” said Michael Besancon, Whole Foods Market Southern Pacific regional president and Green Mission task force leader. “Offsetting 100% of our electricity use with renewable, clean energy strengthens our commitment to be a leader in environmental stewardship by helping to clean the air and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.”

As of December 9, 2005, Whole Foods Market is purchasing more than 458,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy credits from wind farms. This purchase will avoid more than 700 million pounds of carbon dioxide pollution this year. To have the same environmental impact, more than 60,000 cars would have to be taken off the road or more than 90,000 acres of trees would have to be planted.

“Whole Foods Market has made the largest ever corporate purchase of renewable energy credits in the nation,” said Kurt Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Partnership director. “Conventional electricity generation is the largest industrial source of air pollution in the United States and wind power is a clean and renewable alternative. Whole Foods Market’s commitment to wind power is providing an outstanding example of environmental leadership.”
Renewable energy credits make nationwide wind power transactions possible since it would be physically impossible to deliver electrons from a wind farm directly to all of Whole Foods Market’s stores, facilities, and businesses. When a wind farm produces electricity, renewable energy credits are issued to track the exact amount of power created.

Whole Foods Market has chosen Boulder, Colorado-based Renewable Choice Energy as its exclusive supplier of renewable energy credits after an extensive search process. Renewable Choice Energy is a leading national provider, building the market for clean and renewable sources of energy. “Renewable Choice Energy is thrilled to have been chosen to make this record-setting renewable energy credit purchase possible,” said Quayle Hodek, Renewable Choice Energy chief executive officer. “Whole Foods Market’s commitment is an inspiration to everyone looking for a leader to demonstrate that wind power is ready for the mainstream.”

To help evaluate options and facilitate the purchasing process, Whole Foods Market involved the Washington, DC-based nonprofit environmental think tank World Resources Institute (WRI). Since 2000, WRI has been working with a number of Fortune 500 companies to increase their use of renewable energy. “By making this purchase, Whole Foods Market is taking a huge step toward advancing corporate renewable energy purchases,” said Jonathan Lash, WRI president. “Corporate leadership is essential to the growth of wind power and Whole Foods Market’s historic purchase has set a new benchmark for the industry.”