A futuristic community of the 22nd century will feature everything from backyard aquaculture and a solar-powered spa to a windmill farm and a thriving farmers' market.

There is a windmill farm 20 km outside of town.

The area, as is much of West Texas, is conducive to wind power generation, and several windmill farms have been proposed for the area.

He has spent the last three years trying to build the biggest windmill farm in the East, which has yet to break ground or attract investors.

And the development of offshore windmill farms could eventually enable wind to account for 15 percent of Germany's electricity supply, despite the country's relatively meager coastline.

Some managers gambled on windmill farms, casinos and other risky ventures; others bilked their institutions for personal gain.

Mr. Hochbrueckner said a good use of the surplus land would be a windmill farm to generate electricity.

The most radical idea, the offshore windmill farm, is being explored with the state Energy Research and Development Agency.

What hurdles will be encountered by, say, proposed windmill farms like those that have encountered staunch local opposition elsewhere?

"There will be no windmill farms, no prize cattle herd financed by federally guaranteed deposits," he said.