NTR will use proceedsof the transaction to further solidify the group’s cash reserves as it pursuesfurther wind opportunities.

Subsidiary WindCapital Group began construction of Osage last autumn and says commercialoperations will start in 2015. It has a long-term commitment for all the futurepower from Associated Electric, a Missouri-based electric cooperative.

TradeWind Energyis based in Lenexa, Kansas, near Kansas City.