Flickertail Wind:
A Plan Designed by Local Landowners to Complement the Rural Way of Life
Designed by you,
Built for you
The Flickertail project is built the right way – shaped by local voices and land partners while being guided by rigorous studies. This transparent process is rooted in science, community input and respectful development.
Meetings with every township, both counties and more than 100 landowners to design the plan
More than 40 community, cultural and environmental studies
A Proposal
For the Community
By the Community
Flickertail Wind began nearly two decades ago when residents and landowners in Wells and Eddy Counties came together to pursue wind development for the area. Today, this project represents a collaborative effort between the local community and PRC Wind.
2009
Community formed
W-E Wind, a community-based wind energy task force for Wells and Eddy Counties
2018
W-E Wind contacted PRC Wind to find out if our development team could help them make their vision of a wind project a reality
2025
Flickertail Wind, a proposal put forth by more than 100 property owners and W-E Wind, is formally introduced to the community
Wind Today: Powering More of America, for Less, Alongside Oil, Gas and Coal
American energy, made in America. The United States – especially North Dakota – has an abundance of wind ready to be captured and put to work.
A Location that Respects and Supports Wells and Eddy Counties’ Rural Character
Why Wind Energy in
Wells and Eddy Counties?
Strong Winds
for Energy Development
Limited
Environmental Impacts
Significant Local
Economic Development
Ample Land with Limited Community Impacts
Investing in
What Matters
Most
Revenue from this project supports the pillars of our community – family farms, schools, emergency services, road repairs and youth programs. It delivers American energy while respecting private property rights and building a legacy for future generation. When our schools grow stronger, our roots grow deeper.
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Schools
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Roads
Youth Programs
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Emergency Services
A Potential Economic Drive for
Wells and Eddy Counties
Project annual tax revenue of $1.8 – 1.9 million will be paid to the State, $1.2 million of which will go to Wells and Eddy Counties, and will total $54 million over the project’s life
300 on-site construction jobs and 450-500 indirect and induced employment jobs supported during construction
Flickertail would create approximately 20-30 good-paying, full-time jobs and supports an additional 10-15 indirect full-time jobs
Created by Landowners
for Landowners
Development only moves forward with local landowner consent. This project, a result of local economic planning, is built on private land, by choice, not mandate. Landowners decide if they want to participate, and they benefit directly while continuing to use their land as they always have.
All together,
landowners are
paid an average of $1.5 million
per year in lease
payments
Boost Farmer Income
Establishes a long-term, stable source of passive income for ag producers not tied to crop yields.
Uses
about
1%
of farmland
Doing This Together
Extensive
Outreach to
Residents
Listening
Sessions
Industry and
Environmental
Meetings
Small Group and
One-on-one Meetings
We Want to Hear From You!
About Us
We believe in the power of renewable energy. Not just as an important, efficient source of energy, but as a powerful way to make a positive impact in local communities. And that starts with cultivating personal relationships with landowners.
At the kitchen table. In the field. At the community center. We meet folks where they’re at to find the best solutions for each and every project. At PRC Wind, a project is a success when it’s a wind-win for everyone involved.
W-E Wind
W-E Wind (Wells-Eddy Wind) is a local, resident run organization that has led the wind energy effort in Eddy and Wells Counties for nearly two decades. The organization was formed in 2009 after a great deal of interest from both landowners and residents across the two counties to develop wind projects in the area. Since the beginning, the public has been invited to be a part of the process and the project only continues to move forward today as long as landowners remain supportive. In 2018, W-E Wind sought out PRC Wind to form a partnership and help develop what we know today as the proposed Flickertail Wind project.