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The benefits of wind power are limitless. Being a renewable source of clean energy, it doesn’t have the negative impact on the environment that other energy sources have. It is affordable. The costs to produce energy are low when compared to other energy sources. Wind is a renewable energy source. As long as there is wind, we will be powering things with it. It is already being used as a viable power source for your home, as well as for the country in general. As we research it more and learn to produce more energy with better technologies utilizing the wind, it will be an even greater energy source for our power hungry world.

Wind energy is the fastest growing alternative power source today. It can credit its popularity to the fact that it is clean, sustainable, limitless and provides employment for many people. With this one little resource we can start to solve two issues we face today; the need for alternative energy sources and need for more employment opportunities. There is very little environmental impact. It produces no harmful side and has a limitless supply.

Wind power only costs about 3-10 cents per kWh. The price is stable and does not go up because it is free and in great supply. The cost should only go down as we research and develop better ways to harness its power more efficiently.

Another of the wind power benefits is that is creates jobs. Unemployment rates are at an all time high. The wind energy technology produces more jobs per dollar invested than any other traditional or alternative energy solutions. It is estimated that every megawatt of wind energy capacity produces roughly 15-19 jobs. As new technologies emerge in the wind power industry, I would expect that number to only rise.