With further research, they potentially could be established here. Another option is an investor pool that allows for greater local involvement in private wind companies. A variety of federal and state incentives are available to help make wind as energy more feasible. Cooperatives formed to produce wind energy in Minnesota are eligible for an extra incentive payment. Using wind benefits the environment, since it's one of the cleanest ways to produce electricity.
Wind is an endless resource that never can be used up.
There is almost no pollution associated with producing wind energy. Long-term costs to society are lower than those associated with coal and nuclear energy. Large wind turbines do require substantial land area, from 25 to 125 acres each. Towers dominate the landscape, but some people consider them beautiful. In California, turbines located in flyaways have killed some birds, but Minnesota has not experienced this problem so far.