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"The Greensburg Wind Farm is NativeEnergy's most ambitious Help Build project, and we are deeply gratified by the enthusiastic response to it by our Charter Supporters and many other customers," said Tom Boucher, NativeEnergy's founder and CEO.

The Greensburg Wind Farm, which has been operational since mid-March, will create significant economic and environmental benefits for the town as the community continues to rebuild. The farm comprises 10 new 1.25 megawatt (MW) wind turbines, each 350 feet tall with a blade span (rotor diameter) of 210 feet. The wind farm will generate enough energy to power 4,000 homes -- more than enough for every home, business and municipal facility in Greensburg. The wind farm's developer, John Deere Renewables, has donated the rights to about one-third of the renewable energy credits from the wind farm to the City, officially making the City "wind powered."

City Administrator, Steve Hewitt, commented, "The City of Greensburg is excited to achieve our goal of becoming powered by 100% renewable energy - help from NativeEnergy made that possible. Our effort to rebuild as a sustainable community following the devastation three years ago is evident by the construction of the Greensburg Wind Farm." Administrator Hewitt continued, "It is encouraging to know that environmental benefits of the wind farm have reached far beyond our community to the thousands of businesses and individuals from around the country that have purchased the renewable energy credits."