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Steelhead Americas (Steelhead) is the North American development arm of Vestas – the global leader in wind energy. Vestas designs, manufactures, installs, and services onshore and offshore wind turbines across the globe. With more than 82,000 turbines across 85 countries, Vestas has installed more wind power than anyone else in the world. By leveraging Vestas’ industry expertise and turbine technology, Steelhead develops new wind and solar projects across the US and brings the benefits of renewable energy to local communities.

With a seasoned team of subject matter experts, we specialize in all stages of the development process and work closely with communities on potential wind projects. Steelhead is in a unique position to connect local communities with opportunities for clean energy and create responsible projects that will benefit generations for decades.

Steelhead proudly works alongside local landowners like farmers and ranchers, agencies, and partners throughout the development process. We want to hear your voice because we’re flexible about the outcome of this project. Our singular goal is to bring clean, renewable energy to the world one community at a time. We make sure that your area will benefit financially. To us, it’s important to bring modern wind turbines and renewable energy to blend with your local history, vision, and the realities of where you live, so that we can help make it even better.

From the entire community to every individual landowner, we’re completely transparent about timing, pricing, and every development as the project takes shape. We share everything in advance, such as details that might affect your property, business, or day-to-day activities. You can always find the latest information online, from your Whitman County community leaders, our open houses and webinars we offer, or even the school visitations and public events we perform.

There are several qualities needed for a successful wind project, including adequate wind supply, a sizable electrical grid, and sufficient land area. Locations also need to meet high standards for responsible development when it comes to topics such as transportation, soils, environmental conditions, and more. Whitman County is known as a hotspot for continuous, powerful wind. It’s a prime location to harvest one of nature’s resources that for now just sails along overhead, producing nothing but gusts.

Wind projects last for a projected 30 years, so we’re big on creating trusted partnerships with local landowners. To help your community maximize the benefits, we bring new resources and revenue, more jobs, and millions of dollars for organizations that need it most, such as schools, libraries, law enforcement agencies, and non-profits.

Wind farms are a safe and effective means of generating electricity. In fact, a recent study found that the vast majority of people living within five miles of at least one wind turbine report positive or neutral experiences.

The first wind turbines in the United States were built in the 1980s, meaning people have been living and working around wind farms for decades. Scientific evidence, including dozens of peer-reviewed studies, has shown that properly sited wind turbines do not cause negative health effects. This includes concerns such as audible noise, low-frequency noise, infrasound, and shadow flicker.

According to multiple peer-reviewed academic studies, wind energy projects have no significant long-term impact on property values and depreciation, with the good effects of a project balancing or surpassing any negative effects.

This 2021 study in “Energy Policy” found that of 2,971 counties, those with turbines actually saw increases in income (5%) and median homes value (2.6%).

Wind energy projects create jobs and generate both economic development and new tax revenues for localities where they are built, benefiting landowners, neighbors, property values and communities.