Bates County considered for wind farming

Typical wind farm

Per our speculation in a weekend story that a temporary weather tower placed on 18 highway was gathering information for possible wind farming- it turns out our guess was indeed correct.

The MET (meteorological) tower is one of two in Bates County that will temporarily be in place for about two years, as information about wind is gathered to determine if that location might be viable for a wind turbine generator.

The temporary tower locations have been rented from property owners and the project is under the direction of Tradewind Energy of Lenexa Ks. (www.tradewindenergy.com)

A MET tower in this configuration is used to study wind
and determine if a location is suitable for wind power generation