The Political Environment: Another Win For Wind Power, Wisconsin Jobs

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Every one of these contracts is good for Wisconsin and clean air.

For the alternative, Google - - BP: Gulf of Mexico.

Rosa Goldman said...: If windpower is an alternative, i.e., replacing other power, wouldn't it just be replacing jobs, not creating them?; July 7, 2010 at 3:35 PM
James Rowen said...: No: these jobs are in start-ups, with new engineering, transportation, maintenance, etc.; July 7, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Rosa Goldman said...: But isn't the premise of wind that it shuts down other sources, hence jobs? That the new jobs target the old jobs?; July 8, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Anon Jim said...: Your premise is faulty.

Considering the demand for power is growing across the board, at best wind will cut somewhat into annual growth rate.

So any jobs created in Wisconsin due to the wind energy industry would be additional ones for the state and will not displace any in the other energy industries.

However whether or not those jobs are cost effective, is a whole other matter.

If the jobs are created via market forces, that is a win. If via government mandate or subsidy, then they are not.; July 8, 2010 at 10:03 PM