Wind Energy

For years people have been looking for better ways to fuel society. Whether that be with cars, trains, or another type of transportation. The most recent new "fuel" is the idea of eclectic cars that has grown in popularity over the last decade. Yet there is another energy source coming onto the market called Wind Energy.
The final two sessions at the 2009 Wind Power convention in Kearney were on maximizing the economic benefits of wind energy development in Nebraska and bringing wind manufacturing and jobs to the state. If this goes through wind energy development can create 840 to 1,580 jobs in Nebraska in the next 40 years. Wind energy is the fastest-growing energy technology in the country and wind manufacturing expands by 30 percent to 40 percent annually.
On example of a Nebraskan using Wing Energy is Kevin Strudthoff. Sturdthoff is president and CEO of Katana Summit LLC in Columbus, which employs 104 Nebraskans. The company manufactures large steel towers that wind energy generators sit atop. Another Nebraskan trying to get Wind Energy off the ground is the factories of Triad Plastics and Merrick Machine Company in Alda NE. The company is run by my father and grandfather, Russ and Rick Merrick. This past year in 2009 they have sold 10 windmills around the state and in others. They use the mill, that they manufactured, outside of the building to generate all the electricity and power that runs the plants. I've seen firsthand what the Wind Energy is capable of.
If Kearney were to bring Wind Energy to the city it would drastically change how the city worked. It’s a cleaner more effective way to power schools, homes, factories, etc. Not only would it be more effective it would bring jobs to the city that we may have otherwise never had. It would be a good idea for the city of Kearney and the environment as a whole.