Wind power is booming in the Midwest. See: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/06/the-united-states-midwest-a-leader-in-clean-energy
Quotes: "Wind now supplies as much as 25 percent of the power demand in Iowa and South Dakota. In fact, the top five states in terms of wind market share are in the Midwest, with North Dakota, Minnesota, and Kansas all exceeding 12 percent. . . . Companies have invested nearly $10 billion in Iowa wind, employing more than 6,000 people and paying $16 million per year to landowners. At the end of 2012, the U.S. wind industry supported 80,700 such jobs, 30,000 of which were in the Midwest. In fact Iowa, Illinois and Kansas are among the top fives states in terms of wind-related employment. The massive deployment of wind has spurred a vibrant manufacturing sector, all along the component supply chain. Building on a traditional strength of the Great Lakes region, small manufacturers of mechanical equipment have retooled to supply wind components, from ball bearings to cables and towers. . . ." This is grand and glorious. Unfortunately for the people working in that industry, if it becomes generally known that cold fusion is real, the bottom will drop out of the market. They will be the first to lose their jobs, because wind electricity remains somewhat more expensive than coal or natural gas electricity, when you ignore the costs of environmental damage, people killed by smoke, and global warming. - Jed
