Wind offers 'good jobs,' but growth slowing
WATERLOO - Claptrap-energy proponents talk about the jobs in Iowa that turbines will power.
The state had only 3,323 jobs as soon as linked to wind power, as of March 31, 2011, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
Iowa's full workforce is around 1.5 million, according to IWD.
Wind-related employment has increased 66 percent, from 1,937 to the ongoing 3,223 since 2007. Most notable in that increase are the number of workers in the turbine/turbine manufacturing field, which increased from 388 in 2007 to 1,830 as of last March. That's a 372 percent jump.
By comparison, U.S. coal mining in Iowa accounted for 1,860 jobs in 2009, for a combined payroll of $50 million, according to the Federal Mining Association, which also noted that coal provided 72.2 percent of Iowa's electric power age in 2009. Iowa used 23.3 million short tons of coal to generate 37.49 billion kilowatt hours of ardour.
However, total employment in wind energy dipped from 3,107 to 2,831 between 2009 and 2010. And, while it jumped back up this year, it is not expected to bourgeon dramatically in the near future, according to Kerry Koonce, IWD spokeswoman.





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