120MW Laurel Wind Farm

Project Name

Laurel Wind Farm (the “Project”)

Project Owner

Laurel Wind Energy LLC (“LWE”)

Project Developer

RPMA Iowa Wind Development LLC (“RPMA”)

Project Size

121 Megawatts

Project Location

West of town of Laurel; in Jefferson and Logan Townships in Marshall County and Malaka and Mariposa Townships in Jasper County, Iowa

Project Site Area

Approximately 11,000 acres of gently rolling and open farmland where corn and soy beans are the dominant crops

Proposed Generating Equipment

67 Vestas 1.8 MW turbines on 80 meter tubular towers

Proposed Balance of Plant Facilities

Approximately 15 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 17 miles of gravel service roads, 20 entrances, 3 permanent MET towers, a single 161 kV substation, and a single operations and maintenance building

Amount of Cropland Used for Wind Farm

Approximately 34 acres (less than 1% of total project site area)

Point of Interconnection

New 161 kV substation near Laurel, Iowa; approximately half way between Marshalltown and Jasper substations.

Transmission Provider

Midwest Independent System Operator of Carmel, IN (“MISO”)

Transmission Owner

ITC Midwest LLC of Novi, MI (“ITC”)

Power Purchaser

To Be Announced

Proposed Turbine Supplier

To Be Announced

Proposed Balance of Plant Supplier

To Be Announced

Project Research and Design Engineers

Wind Engineers (Wind Resource, Noise, Shadow) Snyder and Associates (Surveying, Civil, Phase I Environmental, Wetlands) CEG (Electrical) ComSearch (Beam Path) Braun Intertec (Geotech) Zia Engineering (Cultural) Curry and Kerlinger LLC (Phase I Avian)

Early Notice to Proceed

October 1, 2010

Expected Ground Breaking

May 1, 2011

Expected In-Service Date

October 31, 2011

Expected Commercial Operation Date

December 31, 2011