Suggestion to Fox Business Network; Wind development service

If Roger Ailes, Kevin Magee, and Fox Business Network intend to "broaden the pie that watches business news," they will address wind farm development and other renewable energy developments that generate electricity which can be purchased for meeting Renewables Portfolio Standards mandates around the country.

FBN will package electricity rate data in different metro areas of the U.S. with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 24-hour wind speed measurements (such as here, and here) on wind farm lands. Energy brokers and power company managers as well as wind farm operators and investers can make smart buying decisions based on "green power news" that can limit climate change, reduce electricity rates, and achieve energy self-reliance.

For example-
North Dakota (wind resource map) is the most-windy state
Texas (wind resource map) is the second most-windy state
Kansas (wind resource map) is the third most-windy state
South Dakota (wind resource map) is the fourth most-windy state and
Montana (wind resource map) is the fifth most-windy state.
(Here is a list of windy states was developed by the American Wind Energy Association.

Electricity rates, wind speed (which influences transmission line electricity-carrying capacity), and federal "clean energy" legislation (presently more than 1,000 Bills) are part of the "green power" environment.

Just as in offices and businesses everywhere, "information overload" is status quo as well for farmers, ranchers, and rural community leaders. Members of Congress have the Library of Congress and the Congressional Research Service to call upon when they have questions during decision-making.

Farmers, ranchers, and rural community residents would benefit from a Farm Energy Production Service/Library that would be modeled on the CRS and the National Agricultural Library. By slashing farm energy production, marketing, and management "information orverload," America's agriculture professionals will be best equipped to product power as efficiently as they now produce foods and fibers.

A portion of disaster relief funds could be earmarked in an "if, then" situation for various forms of farm energy development. Wind power, solar power, and waste vegetable oil to biodiesel production equipment purchases with the funds would lead to four important results-

1) financial aid to farmers, ranchers, and other agri-business operators during critical times
2) invigorate farm energy production as "perennial crops" when seasonal crops and livestock are stilted by weather or diseases
3) establish and maintain farm energy production to rival the "world's bread basket" as America's "energy basket" and
4) spur local innovations by citizens and students that inevitably lead to intense learning, business startups, job opportunities, and retention of young people.

All of the states' Rural Electric Co-ops, partnering with farmers, ranchers, and other operators, can use relief funds to upgrade transmission line capacity, capacity that will benefit all farm energy producers.

Food for thought and action?