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Alaska's future energy source? The answer may be blowing in the wind.

Alaska Business Monthly

| November 01, 2007 | Grenn, Ben | COPYRIGHT 2007 Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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It's free. There's plenty of it. You can't see it. It's clean. And its supply is endless. It's the wind. Wind is simple air in motion. The uneven heating of the earth's surface causes it.

Alaska has abundant wind resources suitable for power development. Costs associated with fossil fuels and improvements in wind power technology make harnessing this clean, renewable energy source a growing opportunity for many Alaskans.

"People in rural Alaska are paying astronomical prices for diesel," said Martina Dabo, wind program manager with the Alaska Energy Authority. "In extreme cases, villagers will pay between $6 to $8 a ...

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