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MULTIPLY THE VALUE OF YOUR WINDY LAND BY TENAn introductory class for Land Owners
Joining the Wind Revolution:
When America wasn't looking, Europe outdistanced the U.S. as a
producer of wind-generated power. Even as the Midwest now
actively endeavors to catch up, Denmark (the 'cradle of wind
power'), Germany (at present the world's foremost producer), the
Netherlands, and others already benefit from long-established
wind-power economies.
As the wind industry veritably explodes across the Great Plains
and the Texas Panhandle, American ranchers, farmers, and other
Land Owners encounter a number of possibilities:
EXAMPLE: 2500 acres might net a landowner $2.5 million dollars a year,
or by following the simple instructions at this web site, you could
be earning $25 million dollars a year.
Which method you choose is up to you.
Let's explore each possibility:
Building your own project with the assistance of a
"wind"-certified general contractor can be highly profitable if
you don't mind gambling on your ability to finance the project,
shepherd it all the way through development, and ultimately run
it.
The biggest problem with this equation is that wind farms are
typically not very profitable!
In fact, compared with a coal-fired generating station or a
natural-gas or nuclear facility, a typical wind farm is one of
the least profitable types of generating stations. While
leveraging your equity can produce the highest possible profits,
it also comes with enormous risk.
And unless your facility utilizes specific leading-edge
technology, (that is, a Gold Pact Power design), profit margins
usually remain below ten percent, leaving little room for
learning, cost overruns, or mistakes, thus greatly magnifying the
risk for anyone even thinking about owning or running a
generating station, and especially a wind farm.
In addition, capital requirements to build a typical wind farm
are generally beyond the reach of most farmers or ranchers. The
average Gold Pact Power project size is over $400 million, and
unless you have a lot of available capital, it's unlikely that a
project you attempt on your own will be either cost effective or
affordable. It's simply a given that to develop a project of any
reasonable size, you're going to have to assemble a team.
Leasing the land is the alternative most Land Owners have opted
for, as an easy, albeit low-yield, answer. Royalties offered have
customarily been as low as a mere one-half to one-and-one-half
percent, based on gross profits.
By contrast, Gold Pact Power is the first company of its kind to
offer royalties of ten times that amount, a full five percent, and
then double it to ten percent after ten to fifteen years once
debt service on the turbines is complete.
Gold Pact Power continues to lead the industry in payout rates
on leases. For example, a 2,500- acre parcel with 100 turbines
on it would earn the landowner about $1.5 to $2.5 million under
a Gold Pact Power lease.
Regardless, before signing any lease, Land Owners are advised to
do the math. You can compare royalty rates at
www.goldpactpower.com/lomath.html
The reality is, most investors won't even consider parcels of
under 5,000 acres. Fortunately, Land Owners with smaller
holdings now have an alternative: GPP-MTN.
GPP-MTN is an innovative method that eliminates the high risks
associated with financing and capital investment, as well as
those of owning and operating a wind farm on one’s own, while at
the same time providing a high return on investment.
Specifically, GPP-MTN is a means of helping owners of smaller
parcels "partner up" with others like themselves, forming teams
that together charter their own bank, backed by the necessary
expertise, experience, education, support, and financial tools
to do so.
Using the proven GPP-MTN model to create a successful wind-power
corporation, Land Owners first work with BTUWorldBank
(www.btuworldbank.com) to establish their own financial
institution. BTUWorldBank provides the structure, and GPP
provides both the development, construction, and operating
engineers and the projects.
"Become the Bank":
In short, Land Owners across the country are discovering the
simple key to profiting from wind power and forming your
own bank is not difficult. In addition to other steps
below, your bank will be of:
Gold Pact Power was formed to help Land Owners generate the most revenue
for your windy land and retain the most control over their profits
and the revenue streams. Imagine earning 100 times more than your
neighbor strapped to an "Old Fashioned" wind farm lease!
More resources, information for land owners and classes on how to become
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