The real power behind the concept of what we do with stranded renewables is neither the fact that they're renewable, nor that they are stranded. We studied the area around the Iowa Great Lakes, carefully examining population, transportation, existing economy, available water, the regulatory environment, local economic development resources ... and then we looked at the wind.

This section will provide you with a checklist of things you need to examine and enough background on each of them that you can either go and examine the resource for yourself or find the local expert on the area and ask sensible questions.