All in a Day s Work
Wind power plants and their associated workforce affect the local and surrounding communities in ways both concrete and indirect. These impacts vary from spending at local businesses to the role that these companies and workers play in the quality of life within the communities.
A new NREL report details the positive long-term economic impact wind plant operation and maintenance workers bring to their communities, providing additional insight into community benefits brought about by wind power development.
Almost 99% of wind turbines in the United States exist in rural areas like the above wind turbines pictured near Dumas, Texas making research on workforce impacts in these