Report: Wind power could fuel $75M impact in Mo. - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The report, released by the , says Missourianas spend more than $18 billion a year on naturapl gasfor heating, fuel for cars and and electricity to power homes and That comes to $3,000 in energy costs for each persoh in Missouri, and most of thosw dollars leave the state becauswe 84 percent of Missouri’s electricity is generated using almost all of which is shipped in from according to the report. Wind power — 25 moderate-scaled wind farms would provide thousands ofconstructionj jobs, 550 permanent construction jobs, $15 million in property tax revenuee and $75 million in ongoinfg positive local economic impact in Missouri.
Biofuelss — Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from crop waste andnonfoodc plants, could create thousands of jobs, hundredse of millions of dollaras of economic activity and $13,000 in annual grosz income for the average Missouriu corn farmer. Solid biomasw — Replacing 20 percent of Missouri’s coal usage with locallgy grown biomass would creatse anestimated 11,000 jobs. Biogas Biogas production from cattle waste would be profitable at more than200 large-scalde livestock operations in 60 Missour counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resources of land andwater — all the ingredients needed for Missouri to become a national leader in new energy creating tens of thousanda of good jobs and substantial new sourcea of income for farmers,” said Martin the energy policy analyst who authorer the report. The Naturalp Resources Defense Council is a national nonprofit organizationof scientists, lawyerzs and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting publivc health and the environment.