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�' � 27-CV-14-7419 <br /> such as a wind charger,windmill, or wind turbine and associated facilities that convert wind <br /> energy to electrical energy and have a capacity of less than 5,000 kilowatts. <br /> The wind is not a property interest of the government; the wind, as it enters the land <br /> boundaries of a property owner, is the property interest of the person who has a right to harvest <br /> the wind to benefit himself or herself, to benefit the health and welfare of his or her family or to <br /> protect his property. <br /> Minnesota law, with its supporting energy policies,has preempted local municipalities <br /> from prohibiting persons, such as individual property owners, from using a small wind energy <br /> conversion system to generate electricity. Here,the City of Orono has prohibited such usage and <br /> directly contradicts and conflicts with state law, Minn. Stat. § 216F.01, et seq. <br /> PARTIES <br /> 1. Plaintiff Go Green Energy, LLC ("Go Green Energy") is incorporated in <br /> Florida and is registered in Minnesota as a foreign corporation doing business in Minnesota. <br /> Go Green Energy is a Minnesota taxpayer. Go Green Energy is a business which sells and <br /> installs small wind energy conversion systems in Minnesota—including Orono, Minnesota. <br /> The Orono ordinance at issue pxohibition means that Go Green Energy cannot sell and <br /> install small wind energy conversion systems in Orono. <br /> 2. Plaintiff Micro Wind Advisory Council is an unincorporated associarion in <br /> Minnesota. Micro Wind Advisory Council is a Minnesota ta�cpayer. Micro Wind Advisory <br /> Council and its members are dedicated to informing, educating and advocating the public <br /> regarding the benefits of small wind energy conversion systems. <br /> 3. Plaintiff Jay Nygard is a properry owner in Orono, Minnesota. Jay Nygard is a <br /> Minnesota taxpayer. Jay Nygard is an owner of Go Green Energy. <br /> 2 <br />