Wind company to build met tower

Officials from an Edina, Minn.-based wind energy company will construct a meteorological test pole on a Goodhue Township man's property. Goodhue County commissioners on Tuesday OK'd a conditional-use permit for Geronimo Wind to build the 197-foot pole to gather wind data for up to five years on land owned by Hilbert Strusz.

Geronimo Wind has expressed interest in building a wind farm in rural Goodhue but has not filed an application with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the state board charged with regulating and permitting large wind projects.

Geronimo officials said met towers help provide more in-depth wind data required by banks and other agencies that would provide financing for multi-million dollar wind projects.

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