Region 9 Renewable Energy Task Force Receives Wind Grant

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently awarded the Region Nine Development Commission $20,000 for wind energy projects.

With the grant, the Region Nine Renewable Energy Task Force will develop up to three small wind energy projects by 2011. The Task Force will hire a staff person or interns to help create the needed partnerships in its Region Nine Wind Energy Initiative, working together with the Gustavus Wind Initiative to conduct four wind studies.