Monday, March 26, 2007
Wind Energy Sweeping across Western Illinois
Wind Energy Sweeping across Western Illinois
By Stephen Elliott
What started with the Erie school district wind energy project has now exploded into a high-demand growth industry...Wind energy is being considered the panacea for all that ills some school districts and municipal governments. It is changing the way people think about future energy costs at hospitals and nursing homes.
It has given rural landowners incentives to lease property to companies seeking to harness wind energy to sell to large power companies. Some landowners are even working with private investors to put single towers on their properties....
Read the full report here @ Quad Cities Online
By Stephen Elliott
What started with the Erie school district wind energy project has now exploded into a high-demand growth industry...Wind energy is being considered the panacea for all that ills some school districts and municipal governments. It is changing the way people think about future energy costs at hospitals and nursing homes.
It has given rural landowners incentives to lease property to companies seeking to harness wind energy to sell to large power companies. Some landowners are even working with private investors to put single towers on their properties....
Read the full report here @ Quad Cities Online
Labels: rural, rural-usa, wind, wind-usa
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