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December 17, 2012

GE, MetLife and Union Bank Invest in Kansas Wind Farm
Wichita KS (SPX) Dec 12, 2012
A group comprising GE unit GE Energy Financial Services, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., and Union Bank, N.A., has invested nearly $247 million in Wind Capital Group's recently commissioned 201-megawatt Post Rock wind farm. Wind Capital Group, supported by its parent company, NTR plc, maintains a substantial equity stake and serves as managing member of the project, located 80 miles outside Wichita, Kansas, in Ellsworth and Lincoln Counties. Additio ... read more

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