Harvesting Wind Power

Farm after farm has been added to the American600,000 average U.S. homes.
landscape in the last year alone. From the Atlantic toBlowing and going.
the Pacific, nearly every state has witnessed theirThe industry is blowing and going. Right now, 85,000
scorching-fast growth. But these farms don’tpeople are employed by this growing new energy
harvest corn or soybeans, they harvest wind power. Insource. Little wonder, when you consider the
2008, wind farms grew a record 50% and right now,advantages of wind power.
Texas is already the top wind-producing state, passingClean.
up California and Iowa. The Lone Star State boastsUnlike other energy sources, such as coal, wind power
more than 2,000 wind turbines churning out 2,768is an extremely clean resource.
megawatts of power. That is enough energy to serve