Program Helps Satisfy Nebraska's Growing Wind Energy Workforce Demand

Dec. 9, 2016

In 1998, Nebraska had four wind turbines. Now there are more than 700, and finding trained people to work on them has been a challenge. NebraskaNET shares the story of wind turbine technicians, a unique community college program to train enough to meet the growing need, and how this occupation is providing economic opportunities that can keep rural kids in rural communities.