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NewsStay informed with the current Wind Capital Group projects making the news or research stories from our history. Find info from the founding of Wind Capital Group. We update this section as stories progress.
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WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 3, 2012 – A group comprising GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), and Union Bank, N.A., has invested nearly $247 million in Wind Capital Group’s recently commissioned 201-megawatt Post Rock wind farm....MORE
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April 24, 2012 – Wind development company Wind Capital Group is announcing the opening of a regional development office in St. Augustine, Florida. The office will be the headquarters for Wind Capital Group’s Southeastern United States development team, and is expected to expand over time as its wind project pipeline begins to progress to construction and operations...MORE |
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SAINT LOUIS, January 19, 2012 – Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today that it has closed on financing for the 201 MW Post Rock Wind Energy Project in central Kansas. A group of international leaders in project finance lending is providing over $350 million in debt facilities to support the construction and operation of the project....MORE
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GE (NYSE:GE) and Wind Capital Group have inked deals for 228 wind turbines and the accompanying operations and maintenance services for projects in Oklahoma and Kansas. This pair of projects will provide more than 350 megawatts of reliable, clean renewable energy for the Midwestern United States and create jobs and economic stimulus for local landowners and surrounding communities....MORE |
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Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today the signing of a power purchase agreement to provide 150 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its Osage County Wind Energy Facility in Oklahoma to Springfield, Missouri-based Associated Electric Cooperative Inc....MORE |
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Tom Carnahan, founder and Chairman of the Board of wind energy developer Wind Capital Group, has been elected Chairman-Elect of the Board of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the national trade association of America’s wind...MORE |
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Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today that it has selected RMT, Inc. (RMT) to design and construct its 201 MW Post Rock Wind Energy Facility in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties in central Kansas....MORE
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Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today the signing of a power purchase agreement with Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy. Westar agreed to purchase 201 MW of electricity from Wind Capital Group’s Post Rock Wind Energy Facility, located in Ellsworth and Lincoln Counties in Kansas....MORE |
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If wind energy has become the kingmaker in northwest Missouri, meet the king: farmer David Waltemath.Waltemath, a lifelong resident of King City, Mo., a city of 1,000 near the Iowa border, and his family own the largest share of the first wind farm in Missouri. St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group leases Waltemath's land for $18,000 per year to operate six wind towers on his property...MORE
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What Wind Capital Group Does: Formed in 2005, Wind Capital Group is an American company committed to harnessing a clean, renewable source of energy - creating jobs, generating economic opportunity and building a strong foundation for domestic energy independence. Wind Capital Group’s model is built on forming responsible partnerships with the communities in which we operate and providing long-term value for our investors....MORE |
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Hundreds of local community members attended a celebration in their honor this evening to recognize their ongoing support for the Lost Creek Wind Project, located in DeKalb County, Missouri, just outside of King City. The celebration, hosted by Lost Creek developer Wind Capital Group, featured local food, games, and music from local rock and roll band Exit 47...MORE |
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St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group is no stranger to developing wind projects. The company, which was founded by Missouri resident Tom Carnahan, has developed and sold 600 MW of installed capacity and built another 163 MW in partnership with John Deere Renewable Energy....MORE |
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Leading wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today that it has closed on financing for the Lost Creek Wind Project in DeKalb County, Missouri. A group of international leaders in project finance lending is providing $240 million in debt facilities to support the construction and operation of the project....MORE
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Tom Carnahan, President and CEO of Wind Capital Group, has been named to the Board of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the national trade association of America’s wind industry. Carnahan, who founded Wind Capital Group in 2005, has quickly established the company as one of America’s leading wind energy developers...MORE |
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Vice President Biden to Join Wind Capital Group, Associated Electric Cooperative, ABB, GE Energy, UAW, and RMT to Announce Wind Farm to Be Developed. Wind Capital Group’s Lost Creek Wind Farm to be Missouri’s largest wind energy development; will bring jobs, economic investment, and clean energy to Missouri....MORE
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Leading wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced today that it has sold its Bent Tree Wind Farm project in Freeborn County, Minnesota, with a capacity of up to 400 megawatts, to Wisconsin Power and Light Co. (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation...MORE |
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NO MATTER WHICH side of the aisle you prefer, it’s difficult to escape the trumpeting of the coming “Green Economy” that will both fuel prosperity and save the earth. In tiny Rock Port, Missouri -- a one-stoplight town of corn and soybean farmers -- that sustainable future is now. ...MORE |
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Tom Carnahan, son of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan and former Sen. Jean Carnahan, could be called a green visionary and entrepreneur. The company he founded converts the prevailing winds of northwest Missouri into dollars with minimal impact on the environment...MORE |
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Sensing opportunity in the air, a handful of St. Louis companies and non-profits are capitalizing on wind power. Carbon-fiber maker Zoltek and process-controls giant Emerson are selling materials and systems to build and manage wind farms. Developer Wind Capital Group is cultivating the state’s own crop of turbines. The non-profit Missouri Partnership is leading efforts to attract investments in turbine manufacturing and services....MORE
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Vehicles in this northwest Missouri farm community are likely to be pickup trucks, and "green" is the color of a John Deere tractor. But when it comes to alternative energy, little Rock Port - population about 1,400 - is a pioneer: it's the site of a wind farm that's projected to generate more electricity than the town uses in a year...MORE |
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When lawyer Tom Carnahan noticed there were no utility-scale wind projects in his home state of Missouri he was curious to find out why. He found the answer was simple—no one had ever tried it....MORE |
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NTR plc (NTR), a leading international developer and operator in renewable energy and sustainable waste management, today (date) announces the investment of $150m in Wind Capital Group (“WCG”), a leading wind energy developer in the Midwest Region of the United States....MORE |
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Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) has executed a letter of intent to purchase a 400 megawatt wind farm site, located in southern Minnesota, from Wind Capital Group, LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri based developer of wind energy assets...MORE |
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It shouldn't be surprising to see Tom Carnahan canvassing northwest Missouri in a pickup, shaking hands and talking up farmers about energy policy and revitalizing the rural economy....MORE |
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It was inevitable that Tom Carnahan would be compared to Don Quixote, the delusional knight of the 1965 Broadway musical “Man of La Mancha.” Like the play’s protagonist, Carnahan was initially dismissed as tilting at windmills when he set about bringing commercial wind energy to Missouri...MORE
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