Why Wind?

Choose a career in energy because:

• Kansas ranks 3rd in the nation for potential energy production from wind.
• Wind is the fastest growing energy technology.
• Kansas' goal is to develop 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind-powered energy generation by 2015.
• Kansas supports six existing and 24 proposed wind projects.
• The U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 megawatts in 2007, expanding total wind power generating capacity by 45%. This injected $9 billion into the economy, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
• Emerging renewable energy industry jobs for those with related education are available in local, state, national and international markets.
• The US Department of Energy's Wind Power America program expects wind power to add $60 billion in capital investment, $1.2 billion in new income, and create 80,000 permanent jobs by 2020.