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Colorado has lost out on a bid for a Vestas Wind Systems research center.
Vestas, which opened a major blade-manufacturing plant earlier this year in Windsor, announced Monday it will locate the research facility in Houston.
Colorado was the other finalist, according to Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
Southeastern Colorado held its own economically for decades. But in recent years, the region has seen population dwindle and the economy shrivel at the hands of a drought and other curses of Mother Nature.
While the numbers of farmers and ranchers have been on a steady decline over the years, hardy people who stayed to weather the storm have been adapting with a new friend -- the relentless wind.
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Lease agreements vary but can usually range from $3,000 to $6,000 per turbine allowed on the land, said Jan Johnson, a spokeswoman for PPM Energy. Most projects pay landowners per kilowatt that's generated from the turbines on their land.
Wind energy project saves some farms when agriculture can’t
May 11, 2007 by AJ Vicens in Journal-Advocate
May 11, 2007 by AJ Vicens in Journal-Advocate
"We haven't had a decent wheat crop in six years," said Gordon Vallier, who lives in northwest Logan County. He explained that there's hardly any grass left, so he had to sell all his cattle last fall.
"This is the first time since my grandfather started the farm that we haven't had cattle," Vallier said.
There is a bit of good news in Vallier's story, however, and it has to do with the wind.
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