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A Kansas company has secured leases for about half the land it
needs for a 200-turbine wind farm in northwest Indiana.

TradeWind Energy has leased 10,000 acres for its LaCrosse Farms project in
southwestern LaPorte County. The company has been measuring wind conditions from
two towers in LaCrosse for eight months. It needs three years of data before it can finalize plans.

Project manager Duane Enger said the turbines are likely to go up in the next
three to six years at a cost of $300 million to $450 million. The company pays
farmers $9,000 to $10,000 annually per turbine, plus a share of the revenue.

TradeWind hopes to generate enough electricity to power 60,000 homes.

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