- Project Potential -
The First American Eagle-1 Project will have the following benefits and objectives:
- Generate profits from the sale of power in the retail and wholesale market.
- The project, utilizing the most current technology in environmentally friendly electrical power generation, will provide an income stream for decades.
- Location of wind farm site is next to the Big Bend Substation that should allow low cost access to the power grid for sale and transport of electricity generated.
- Steady annual wind is rated among the best in the country for Wind Energy.
- Federal Tax to investors in renewable energy.
- Low to medium cost labor availability.
- A variety of Federal employment and related jobs programs.
- Possibility of DOE and USDA grants.
- Possible set-aside procurement contracts for energy from the Federal government, as a result of HUB-Zone designation.