Today's Wind Headlines

Well it's been a couple days since the last post, so I thought I would share some links to wind in the news and a wind fact of course!

Prairie Chicken's mating dance puts Texas wind power at risk

Landowners meet with utility over power lines

Energy firm to meet with public over lines

A battle between wind and beauty

The science gets it right - AWEA Blog

WIND FACT

"For landowners with wind turbines on their property, some wind leases provide bonuses and installation payments, but the primary form of payment is in the form of royalties, also called rent, operating fees or monthly production payments, usually paid to the landowner quarterly. In 2007, the standard royalty was about 4 percent of gross revenues but the amount a landowner receives can depend on many factors, including the number and size of wind turbines installed; the area’s wind capacity; the turbines’ annual hours of operation; the availability of transmission lines; and the price the electric utility company pays per kWh."

Source: The Energy Report 2008: Chapter 11, Wind Energy