Post-Bulletin, Austin MN

From By Tim Ruzek Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Root River Energy is getting closer to its goal of constructing a 300-megawatt project that would construct dozens of wind turbines in Mower and Fillmore counties possibly in a few years.

From Renewable Energy World
Friday, December 11, 2009

From Rochester Post Bulletin
By Laura Horihan
Friday, December 11, 2009

OSTRANDER -- Root River Energy, along with its managing partner National Wind, has secured 20,000 acres of land in Fillmore and Mower counties for its proposed 300 megawatt community-owned wind farm development.

Their overall goal is to sign 30,000 contiguous acres, meaning they're two-thirds of the way there.

From Prairie Business Magazine
By Staff
Friday, December 11, 2009

From The Farmer
By Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Root River Energy, along with managing partner, National Wind, recently announced that it has secured more than 20,000 acres of land in Mower and Fillmore Counties.

From North American Windpower
By NAW Staff
Monday, November 30, 2009

Minneapolis-based developer National Wind has hired Megan Sorensen as a wind farm developer. Sorensen's responsibilities will include helping manage the development of two key wind projects: the 300 MW Root River Energy project in Fillmore County, Minn., and the 300 MW Northwest Ohio Wind Energy project in Grover Hill, Ohio.

From the Austin Daily Herald
By Jason Schoonoever
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

OSTRANDER -- Root River Energy will open a new office in Ostrander as part of a project to build a 300 megawatt locally-owned wind farm in Fillmore and Mower counties.

The office will essentially be a local headquarters for the project. Root River Energy will use the office to meet a growing demand for involvement in the project and to improve services to area residents.

From the Rochester Post-Bulletin
By Laura Gossman
Monday, October 27, 2008

SPRING VALLEY -- An 80-meter meteorological tower in Beaver Township is one of the first signs that Root River Energy LLC's proposed 300-megawatt wind farm is on Fillmore County's horizon.

From The Fillmore County Journal
By John Torgrimson
Friday, July 11, 2008

Fillmore County landowners will soon have an opportunity to participate directly in a new large-scale community-owned wind project.

From The Republican-Leader
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Fillmore County landowners now have an opportunity to participate in a new large-scale community-owned wind project. National Wind, LLC announced its partnership with local landowners to form Root River Energy, LLC.