How wind power creates a huge influx of cash for rural communities

As major tax payers, wind farms have a direct impact on the budgets of rural schools and fire departments.

In Scott Saffer’s science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools. As the gifted enrichment coordinator at Tri-Point School District, Saffer is living his teaching dream, one he knew he’d need money to accomplish.