Skinner Joins Northwest Ohio Wind Energy Development Team
Grover Hill, June 2, 2009 - Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC, announces the addition of a new field specialist to its community wind development team. Chris Skinner, of Ohio City, will work with landowners and farmers in southern Paulding and northern Van Wert Counties to develop 300 megawatts (MW) of community-owned wind power projects in the area.
Skinner is the newest full-time employee of National Wind, LLC, the manager and developer of Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC. With 50 employees, National Wind is a leading developer of utility-scale, community wind projects and has approximately 4,000 MW of projects in development or operation across the Midwest and Plains states. National Wind has its main office in Minneapolis, MN. Skinner joins field specialists Kelly Ellis and Pete Karlsson at Northwest Ohio Wind Energy's Grover Hill office.
Northwest Ohio Wind Energy and National Wind began development work in Paulding and Van Wert Counties in January 2009 and the project has been well received by local landowners. The field specialist team has made great progress securing acres towards the 30,000 acre goal needed to develop the Northwest Ohio Wind Energy's planned 300 MW community-based wind energy project.
"With a background in real estate and sales, Chris brings the tools that will help Northwest Ohio Wind Energy make continued progress," says Scott Hafner, project developer for Northwest Ohio Wind Energy. "His familiarity with plat maps and his title work expertise are great assets, but as a community-based wind development company, we're also excited about the local knowledge he brings."
More information about Ohio's first utility-scale community wind project is available online at www.northwestohiowind.com. Landowners interested in learning more and joining the project by leasing their property can contact field specialists Chris Skinner, Kelly Ellis, and Pete Karlsson at 419-605-0585 or visit Northwest Ohio Wind Energy's office at 101 South Main Street in Grover Hill, Ohio.
For More Information Contact
Valida Prentice
National Wind
Communications and New Media Specialist
612-746-6605
www.nationalwind.com
vprentice@nationalwind.com
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