Eco News

A small town of Rock Port is touted to be the first U.S. town powered completely by wind. The four turbines that comfortably supply electricity to the small town of 1,300 residents are part of a larger set of 75 turbines across three counties. These are used to harvest the power of wind. Isn’t it interesting to know that you can also do wind farming. Even the payback on a per-acre basis is quite good when compared to a lot of other crops, and it’s as simple as getting a cup of coffee and watching the blades spin. Also the turbines have additional benefit besides generating clean energy.

MU Extension specialists said that the Missouri wind farms will bring in more than $1.1 million annually in county real estate taxes, to be paid by Wind Capital Group, a wind energy developer based in St. Louis. Also one can just lease out their property for wind turbines and earn good money. The turbines will also provide savings to rural electric companies and will provide electric service for at least 20 years, the anticipated lifetime of the turbines.