George K. Baum & Company is working to encourage the development of community wind projects through a variety of bond based financing structures. Our financing strategies provide significant advantages over bank loans in both term length and cost of capital. We are currently introducing our financing structure to community wind developers in Minnesota and are meeting with Letter of Credit banks interested in providing security for these types of financings.

Since January 1, 1995, George K. Baum & Company has provided underwriting and financial advisory services on more than 420 utility-based financings totaling in excess of $15.8 billion. Our firm has placed specific attention on this segment of the market and has developed the broad base of experience critical to achieving a successful financing, especially in the new era of deregulation.