On April 14, 2009, Mesalands Community College and Sandia National Laboratories signed a memorandum of understanding allowing the college's North American Wind Research and Training Center and the lab to collaborate on such projects as turbine operations and maintenance, reliability of turbine components, and repair methods.
On April 14, 2009, Mesalands Community College and Sandia National Laboratories established a partnership to work together on wind energy-related projects such as turbine operation and maintenance, component reliability, and repair strategies.