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  • Guest Column: Cost of wind projects continues steady decline

    Cody Smith, Center for Rural Affairs|Updated Nov 7, 2019

    The U.S. wind industry is booming—expanding from 1.5 gigawatts of cumulative installed capacity in 1998 to 96.4 gigawatts of installed capacity in 2018. At the same time, the cost of these projects continues to go down. According to the newly-released 2018 Wind Market Technologies Report from the U.S. Department of Energy, the average cost of constructing a wind energy project in 1983 was $4,478 per kilowatt hour. In 2018, the cost dropped to just $1,468 per kilowatt hour. This stunning $3,010 decrease per kilowatt hour is i...

  • Rural farmers markets harvest demand for healthy food

    Cody Smith, Center for Rural Affairs|Updated Aug 2, 2018

    Large, hand-painted signs lean against a tent, the buzz of friendly conversation cuts through the humid air, and the smell of fresh produce drifts in the breeze, you’ve found yourself at a farmers market. Farmers markets are common in urban and rural communities around the nation. In urban areas, they provide an authentic, natural alternative for consumers to connect with those who produce their food. In rural areas, farmers markets provide these same opportunities among many others, they serve as a stimulant for local busine...