National Wind Assessments, the wind data collection and monitoring arm of National Wind, has been measuring wind speeds and other meteorological data in the High Country footprint for almost one year. After one full year of data collection, the accuracy of wind measurements increases greatly.

“With the one-year mark approaching, we are looking at some promising wind speeds and expect the data will continue to be encouraging,” said Kevin Romuld, President of National Wind Assessments.

High Country Energy is applying for permitting for a third met tower to be put up in the footprint. Adding a third point of data collection helps verify the older data and creates another level of analysis with the new data. Because the new data will be compared with the last year of data, it will be reliable from the first day of collection.

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