Economic Development Benefits of Wind Power

Economic Development Benefits of Wind PowerArticle by joe thorton Steve Clemmer, Union of Concerned ScientistsThe potential economic benefits of continued growth in the wind industry are huge. The U.S. Department of Energy's "Wind Powering America" initiative has set a goal of producing 5% of the nation's electricity from wind by 2020. DOE projections show that achieving this goal will create 80,000 new jobs during

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