Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. announced that on the City Council of San Luis, Arizona, unanimously approved a "Development and Protected Development Rights Agreement" which guarantees the necessary local entitlements for development of the first Solar Wind Downdraft Tower in the City of San Luis, AZ. on the site under contract. Having this agreement in place accelerates development enabling the project to produce electricity as early as 2018.

The site is convenient to highways, rail service, public utilities, as well as the electrical substation for the city of San Luis. The water needed for operations of the Tower will be provided by the City of San Luis at an agreed upon contract rate for a minimum period of 50 years. That combined with its convenience and ideal weather conditions make this site a perfect location for the Company's first Solar Wind Downdraft Tower.