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Illinois has potential to be wind farm “hotbed”

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 14, 2007 |

windfarm1.jpgDespite high property tax rates and a varying bureaucratic process that could make getting the proper licenses difficult at best, it appears that the state of Illinois is poised to become one of the “hotbeds” of the wind farm/renewable energy effort.

Over 100 wind farm developers and local government officials gathered recently in Peoria to discuss issues including site development and taxation, and there was consensus that the state (and its forecasted wind currents) had the potential to be a desirable location for wind farms which, in turn, could evolve into an affordable energy alternative in the near future.

It goes without saying that wind farms are not mutually exclusive to the coastal areas of the United States, and we could see many more stories like this shortly, with states and local municipalities investigating wind farms and what types of economic and energy benefits they could have.


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