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 signed an agreement to collaborate on wind energy research and training projects, including turbine operations and maintenance, component reliability, and repair methods.