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Alternative energy gives spark to Neb. community
Published Monday, June 08, 2009 at 05:43 AM
BLOOMFIELD, Neb. (AP) _ While the economy sputtered elsewhere, a struggling Knox County agricultural town came into a windfall. Bloomfield reaped the benefits of a wind energy boom. And other towns may soon experience the same as Nebraska continues to harness its strong prairie winds. Companies spent thousands of dollars in this town of 1,200 people to make sure workers had everything they needed while they built the 27 massive turbines about five miles north of town. But Bloomfield's windfall ended in March when the $140 million Elkhorn Ridge project began producing electricity for Nebraska Public Power District and other partner utilities. Locals believe it's just a lull and anticipate more wind farms could be built in the area soon, as the nation looks to renewable energy.

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