windy ranchers

Here's some interesting (good) news. A group of farmers and ranchers in Texas is getting together to start their own wind farm on their land to supplement their rural incomes. That's the market at work.....oil prices go higher, green energy starts to be more profitable, and with little infrastructure in place and even less regulation, it's way easier for the little man to put together an energy cooperative to cash in. I could see this type of thing derailed, though, if the government changes or removes the law that requires power companies to buy excess energy back from consumers.....