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Investment Highlights
Welcome to the investor relations section of Western Wind's website. In today's market, we believe that our company offers a compelling investment story and a unique investment opportunity.
To learn more about Western Wind and its progress, we invite you to explore our site. If you can't find what you're looking for, or if you have any questions, please call Judy-Ann Pottinger at 604.685.9463 ext. 106 or email her at: jpottinger@westernwindenergy.com.
For your consideration, we've provided some investment highlights below:
Why Invest in Western Wind?
- One of the few early-stage wind companies currently generating revenue and cash flow
- Current production capacity of 34.5 MW
- Additional 155 MW of senior development assets - which includes:
- The Windstar I Project - 120 MW - expected to be in operation by Q2 2010
- Plans to more than double capacity from current properties by repowering with new wind turbines and expanding it's sites, thus increasing potential revenue by four or five times
- Strong management team with extensive operating experience and access to leading turbine maintenance and support team
- Strong pipeline of wind power projects in California located in high wind areas totaling approximately 1500 MW
- Western Wind has acquired key land positions in the California market. California is the ideal market as:
- Great demand for both energy and renewable energy
- There is a chronic shortage of land and transmission in California. Western Wind has undertaken an aggressive acquisition program to acquire key land positions "fee simple"
- There is an aggressive political base in California for renewables - there is a great deficit in satisfying the demand
- California has the Renewable Portfolio Standard - the federal government will require utilities in California to generate 20 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010, with a further increase to 33 percent by 2017
- 45% higher wholesale pricing in California
- 30 - 40% higher energy yields in California
- 500% higher retail energy prices in California
- Early-stage US wind opportunities offer leverage to investors with up to 90 percent of project financing provided through debt and tax equity investors
Fact Sheet
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