What are the benefits of wind power?
Wind power is clean, abundant and reliable. It is a renewable source of energy, it does not produce any greenhouse gas emissions, and because wind turbines use less than 5% of the land where they are sited, they minimize habitat destruction, help preserve open space, and allow for multiple uses of the land such as agricultural farming.
There are many! Depending on which point of view you are looking from, almost everyone can find a reason to be a fan of wind power. Energy Independence – Wind power is a piece to the US energy puzzle, and is capable of producing 20% of our country’s electrical needs. Furthermore, if energy storage technology were to ever improve on a large scale, wind power could take on a much larger percentage! Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction – A 20 megawatt project like the one we are proposing would reduce GHG emissions by 34,000 tons of CO2 per year. According to the EPA, this is the equivalent of planting 871,795 tree seedlings and letting them grow for 10 years! Small Footprint – After a wind farm is installed, over 95% of the land is still farmable by the landowners. Landowner Benefits – If a wind turbine is sited on a farmer’s land, the owner is paid a royalty by the developer. The amount of the royalty depends on the size of the turbine and the total impact to the landowner’s property. Communi
