
Deere & Company is reviewing strategic options regarding its wind energ business, and is relying on Goldman, Sachs & Co, as the its exclusive financial advisor, to reach a decision about the company's long-term investments in the wind energy sector. So far, Deere has several wind energy projects, either operational or in construction phase in several US states.
The company has been involved in various aspects of wind energy development, from financing to development and ownership of wind farms in the past five years. At the moment, Deere has 34 wind energy projects in seven US states totalling in 706 MW of operational capacity.
[source: Deere]