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Media advisory: Elm Creek Wind Farm dedicated

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting to celebrate the second commercial-scale community wind plant in Minnesota, the 99-megawatt Elm Creek project in Jackson County and the economic benefits for the community

WHEN: Ribbon Cutting Saturday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Trimont Chocolate Festival, Anderson Memorial Park, Trimont, Minnesota

WHY: Wind power is bringing construction jobs, property tax revenue, landowner benefits and a sustainable energy future to Minnesota

• William Glahn, Director of the Minnesota Office of Energy Security and Deputy Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Sen. Julie Rosen, District 24, state senator representing the district where the Trimont and Elm Creek wind farms are located
• [Neal VonOhlen, Trimont Area Wind Farm, landowner]
• Tim Seck, Iberdrola Renewables, project developer, builder and operator
• Mark Rathbun, Great River Energy, power purchaser

Please RSVP, if you will attend, to Jan Johnson, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES, 503-796-7070

Turbine tours available

Contacts:

Jan Johnson, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES, 503-796-7070

Jennifer Howell, Great River Energy, 763.445-5708

07/06/09