Wind Farms Add Nearly $6B, 20K Jobs to Illinois Economy

July 21, 2012 in Green Business, Green Business News, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Green News, Green Jobs Chicago, IL, Green News, U.S. with 3 Comments

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Wind Farms Add Nearly $6B, 20K Jobs to Illinois Economy (via Clean Technica)

Illinois’ 23 largest wind farms will add $5.8 billion to local economies and result in the creation of more than 19,000 jobs over their useful lives, according to an Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy study released this past week. The results provide additional fuel for US wind…

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