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 South Dakota’s Democratic Senator Tim Johnson held a roundtable asking attendee’s for input on the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. This legislation would require utility companies to produce up to 20% of their electricity from renewable sources, like wind.

With South Dakota reportedly being the fourth windiest state in the nation, the potential for creating wind power and thousands of jobs is great. 

According to the KSFY.com Action News report, an employee from a company that takes care of huge turbines in Howard, South Dakota, is hoping that this roudtable meeting will help lead to more wind farms. He said the wind power industry helps small town South Dakota.

In the meantime, Portland, Oregon has installed a 45-foot-tall wind turbine atop one of a handful of urban high-rises nationally that
capture wind for electricity. While the project is in it’s infancy, much knowledge is expected to be gleened from their experiences to share with the world.