Standing here along US70 south of Sweetwater, Texas surrounded by new wind generators in the midst of, at this time (July 2007),  the largest online wind generator plant in the USA.  This is really three projects from '03, '05, and '07 with a total of 505 MWs. This facility uses GE Wind 1.5-MW (176); Mitsubishi 1-MW (135); Siemens 2.3-MW (46) units in the three phases. There is no information center; I got this information from the internet.

While taking the "trespassing" pictures, the rancher drove over and we actually had a nice chat. He didn't have any of the units on his land but I didn't pursue the whys; he did allude to "not liking their terms".  There are "hundreds" of them (about 350, actually), he said. And for ranchers who "aren't good at their job", it is easier to take the generous pay from the power companies than raise cattle. The old cultures don't change easily.

Nor did he care if I took pictures but really didn't like people going across his cattle guard, no matter how courteous he appeared. This is a part of the Texas culture: be nice but firm. He didn't leave until I got in my vehicle and turned around.