Farming

Occasionally I think about becoming a farmer. Yeah, I know I would most likely starve to death. Unless of course I became a wind farmer (easy with the jokes here I’m trying to be serious). While returning home from the southern part of the state I came across another wind farm in Colorado. We rank eleventh in the nation for having the potential to generate wind energy (probably due to the way we talk about our sports teams).

Over the past few years, wind farms have sprung up across the United States. These farms have as many as 100-500 wind turbines. Each turbine is a large tower with three blades. These blades start turning when the wind speed reaches 10 – 12 miles per hour. As the blades catch the wind, it turns rotors that produce electricity. Each turbine is connected to an electric transmission grid.

So, if I were to become a farmer in Colorado I would most likely own a wind farm. Then, as a way to supplement my income, I would build a large room under the turbines, put in a large table, comfortable chairs, and a coffee pot. I have to set through a lot of meetings full of hot air and idle chit-chat – those blades would spin like crazy. Who knows, I could become a millionaire.