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I heard the windmill power on kiamichi mountain went to Texas.
If they can't get the tribe to agree to a reasonable vig, and they have to start tearing them down, I'm betting they go Chapter 7 and toss them the keys. I don't know how much power you'd have to be generating to absorb a $300M hit, but I can't imagine doing it with wind farms.
Of course, the question then becomes who would buy that particular pig in a poke. I'd imagine there's a lot of value in the other locations, but who would buy the Osage County operations, other than the tribe itself.
I looked for it but didn't see yours. @O4L , @Okie4570 , et Al, can we get these merged?Saw that this morning.
Oklahoma Judge Orders Wind Turbines Removed
By GREG HENDERSON January 9, 2024 A federal judge in Oklahoma has ordered the removal of an 84-turbine wind farm spread across 8,400 acres in Osage County with a final ruling that ends a decade-long legal battle over illegal mining on the Osage Reservation. The cost for removal of the turbines...www.okshooters.com
Done
Wind farms cannot be built until someone purchases the potential power. OSU and OU's windfarms are West of Blackwell and some West of the Halliburton Ranch in Western Ok.
We have been under contract for several years to have potential wind towers on some of our farms with a retainer paid every year. This year, they cannot find anyone to purchase the "green power" and have abandoned plans to build the wind farm.
I'm Ok with that.
We have been under contract for several years to have potential wind towers on some of our farms with a retainer paid every year. This year, they cannot find anyone to purchase the "green power" and have abandoned plans to build the wind farm.
I'm Ok with that.
Not just birds. Lizards, insects, grasses ... Anything that grows or lives in the vicinity around them. Really ****s with the ecosystem in the area.
And with an oil and gas lease the landowner gets paid as long as it's producing, that's for however many years that turns out to be. It's been awhile since I've read a wind lease, but the ones I did take the time to read had no provisions for any kind of royalty, so it's a one and done payment up front to the landowner, or it used to be.
Also, O&G leases generally have provisions that the land has to be put back the way it was when the well is plugged. I guarantee you there are many landowners that are going to be very sorry they sold their wind lease. You know how heavy those bases are?
I would hope that landowners are more savvy about leasing today, but I know there are ton out there that are in for a really rude awakening down the road. Or their heirs are...
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WOW. All I’m going to say is there is a lot of miss information going on about wind farms. I’m just going to let y’all be on this one. Because I work building wind farms.
There are two new ones on my deer lease. They are going to flip the switch on in a month or so. Curious as to the sound and how long it will take the deer to get back to normal.
I do have a question though. @ClintC, there have been people in the towers after they were constructed months ago. I talked to one of the guys but he got a phone call and I didn’t get a chance to ask many questions. What are 2-3 guys doing in there for 6 months before it’s turned on?
I do have a question though. @ClintC, there have been people in the towers after they were constructed months ago. I talked to one of the guys but he got a phone call and I didn’t get a chance to ask many questions. What are 2-3 guys doing in there for 6 months before it’s turned on?
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