Meteorological Tower Agreement for Wind Measurement Tools


Summary

This template is a meteorological tower agreement for wind measurement tools, and permits a wind energy company to erect one or more anemometers (wind measurement tools) on meteorological towers (met towers) on the landowner's property to determine whether it should enter into a wind lease. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. Before a wind farm development is built, a wind farm developer must find land suitable to build out the development. Generally this involves finding a large area of land—sometimes thousands of acres—in a part of the country where wind is steady and constant. This land is often located in rural areas. To determine whether a site is compatible with wind farm development, a wind farm developer must measure available wind over a long period of time—generally one to three years. Met towers are used for this purpose. Met towers are built in different heights, to accommodate local zoning and weather conditions. However, most are between 100 and ...