We believe there’s a better way of doing things.
There’s no question there’s more demand than ever for renewables. Wind and solar energy are abundant, and they’re everywhere. They’re non-polluting and they’re becoming cheaper all the time. They’re a good fit for many existing land uses, such as ranching, farming and industrial sites. They even can fit in populated areas. Renewables are also big business. Under the Obama administration’s pledge of 10% renewables by 2012, wind will double all megawatts installed to date over the next three years, and projections over 2009-2020 call for an average of 12GW per year to be built. This is more than one and a half times the number of wind projects that were built in all of 2008, the busiest year ever for the U.S. wind industry.
All this growth will bring a number of challenges. That’s where we come in.
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