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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (390853)	6/13/2008 12:59:21 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575654

When the U.S. Department of Energy released its first wind resource inventory in 1991, it noted that three wind-rich states—North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas—had enough harnessable wind energy to satisfy national electricity needs. Those who had thought of wind as a marginal source of energy obviously were surprised by this finding. 19 At the time, I think people did think of it as marginal. I can remember seeing three small windmills at Surfside Beach, Texas (home of now-famous Ron Paul), thinking, "Oh, so that's what this wind energy thing is about". The idea of a 400,000 acre landscape dotted with 2 megawatt turbines never crossed my mind. I'm sure many others felt the same at the time. Today, it is clear that wind energy has great potential. It still isn't getting much attention, but as Pickens' project takes shape I think the concept is going to gather support.