FINANCE THE PLAN (THE 20% GROUP)

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Group discussion about plans to finance the Pickens Plan. Long term project paying long term dividands. Private Equity "Own the Plan"

Location: Davie, Florida
Members: 210
Latest Activity: Oct 27

Group Discussions on investment opportunities, creation of SB11 or Charter 501 corportation, establish project funding goals, investment rules, and contractor eligibility requirements.

The first stage - PHASE ONE - of this finance discussion will involve organizational structure, trustee selection, and fund investment type. The fund will invest its resources for purchase of land condusive to development of wind farms, lease land that located in optimal kenetic energy harvesting locations, contracting with grid developers, construct grids to allow distribution of power from plain states to eastern sea board, finance corporations who will be contracted under the Pickens Plan. Market Cap equal to $200 Billion dollars in private sector capital.

The second stage - PHASE TWO -involves listing decisions, such as portfolio options, direct marketing to employer stock plans, and more specific financial decision making relating to the investment options. The fund will be managed primarily by the trustee (tbd) offering IRA purchase options for Americans who do not have a 401K administrator willing to list the fund as an investment option in their current employee stock fund.

The third stage - PHASE THREE - will consist of fund raising or sale of the funds stock which will take no longer than twenty four months. The fund will invest only in licensed corporations with expertise and specialties relating the execution of land lease contracts, manufacture of products, or construction of wind farms.

Initial set up and execution of the fund will be made by private donars who will be eligible for recovery of operational expenses; not to exceed one tenth of one percent of total funds raised. Fund raising goal is two hundred billion ($200,000,000,000.00) dollars in less than twenty four months.

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PHASE ONE 30 Replies

Started by Richard Bradford. Last reply by Cory Houston Jun 19.

PHASE TWO 7 Replies

Started by Richard Bradford. Last reply by ML Hayes Oct. 22, 2008.

PHASE THREE 5 Replies

Started by Richard Bradford. Last reply by Marlene H. Dec. 3, 2008.

Multi-Million $ Plants will increase Wind Turbine Production

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Comment by Peak Dad on July 23, 2008 at 4:58am: Very interesting discussions.

I would like to help, and just joined now. Thanks.

Comment by Jason W. Hill on July 21, 2008 at 10:26pm: HI folks,
I was poking around a bit and came up with the following resources that may be of benefit.

The American Wind Energy Association is aware of the Pickens Plan and has an article on their home page:

http://www.awea.org/

The AWEA has a pdf article on investing in Wind Energy.

http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/InvestingInWindPowerFS2005.pdf

I also found 2 ETFs (1 solar and 1 wind and 1 wind index:

Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (NYSE:TAN)

http://claymore.com/fund/Overview.aspx?ID=11826d7d-09e0-4dc4-8bbc-9a7400a521de

PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio (Nasdaq PWND ),

http://www.invescopowershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PWND

NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index

http://www.nasdaq.com/services/indexes/default.aspx?page=indexInfo&index=QWND

I hope this helps.

Comment by Craig Crosby Sr on July 21, 2008 at 10:03am: A note about JD Polk's posting:
Residential solar is a great idea. First of all, it adds the the grid in precisely the hours when demand is the highest. Second, it uses otherwise wasted solar collection - roofs of houses - to create power rather than just adding heat to the home (and enlarging the cooling costs during summer).

StarSolar, Spectrolabs (Boeing Corp.), and Energy Innovations are working on solutions that look good already.

Comment by Craig Crosby Sr on July 21, 2008 at 9:38am: Richard:
Yes, the footprint of the tower is quite small, considering the 1.5MGW of power. Do not forget, though, that there need to be roads connecting towers to allow for access for maintenance. Of course these can be planned well to minimize obstruction to farming, but there will be some conflict nonetheless.

The up side is that most wind farm locations are in less than optimum grain farming areas. Live stock can traverse caliche roads with no difficulty; plows are not needed there.

Comment by Jeff Briggs on July 20, 2008 at 6:06pm: Just some thoughts for the group... I think it would be useful to compile a list of alternative energy investment ideas that people can invest in as soon as tomorrow if they'd like. The big picture effort is still very much needed, but I think we need something that people can do right now as well. We could come up with a list of stocks, ETF's etc that are already publicly traded that people can look into on their own. Let me know what you think...

Comment by John Hope on July 20, 2008 at 5:21pm: How about a wind project investment fund? It could raise the hundreds of billions from private and public enterprises to get the project started and as revenues flow in, the earnings would be reinvested to build more wind farms.

Comment by John Hope on July 20, 2008 at 2:12pm: Is there a plan where individuals could invest along TB Pickens? I would certainly pitch in.

Comment by Richard Bradford on July 19, 2008 at 6:29pm: Hi Billy,

Well the answer to your question is anyware the wind blows! We are looking at areas not already committed to other wind generation principals.

Launch date is comming soon. With everyone involved, everyone will benefit.

We apprecitate you acknowledgment and look forward to conversations about problem solving.

Richard

Comment by Billy Cruz on July 19, 2008 at 6:25pm: Mr. Richard Bradford

I been following the group since the inception. I would like to thank you for your knowledge also Clyde Childers and others on this group. I’m very excited to see American people raising our country like the phoenix bird. This is what’s make USA The Greatest Nation on Earth. Back on business…where in USA should we start looking for farm land for this project…as you mention.. “they can be installed on farm land allowing existing owners to continue core usage and not create a competition between wind industry and agricultural industry”

Carigam@comcast.net

Comment by Richard Bradford on July 19, 2008 at 4:34pm: Comment regarding purchase of land. A 2006 department of energy report shows that the average lease agreement for a 1.5 MW windmill is about 2,000 to 3,000 usd per year. This is a very low number for our purposes and we dont need all the land that the wind farms are on... as they can be installed on farm land allowing exisinting owners to continue core usage and not create a competion between wind industry and aggricultural industry.

The land needed for installation of a 1.5 Meggawatt generator is smaller than a small house. Its the space above the land we need. So purchase of land may make sense from a business point of view but these rual towns and farm communities are needed as well.

While purchase of land will not be ignored if the price is right, we indend to lease plots from existing owners to earn additional annual income by letting us install the wind mills on their property.