Dakota Quote by Kent Conrad

North Dakota is already an energy and ag powerhouse, and we're excited to build on our reputation as states that feed and fuel the…

— Doug Burgum

By encouraging renewable energy sources such as wind energy, we boost South Dakota's economy and we help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

— Tim Johnson

In Kansas, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on renewable energy, as our region has some of the highest wind production potential in the…

— Sharice Davids

We targeted five industries for growth, industries where we have natural advantages in North Dakota: value-added agriculture, advanced manufacturing, technology-based businesses, energy and tourism.…

— John Hoeven

Twelve states in the Great Plains have a wind energy potential greater then the electric use of our entire nation.

— Michael Pare

We have the resources and technology to produce more energy than we consume and break our long-standing dependence on foreign sources of oil. All…

— John Hoeven

Our single greatest challenge is the ability to move power to markets outside North Dakota.

— John Hoeven

An acre of windy prairie could produce between $4,000 and 10,000 worth of electricity per year - which is far more than the value…

— Denis Hayes

I know that in Ames, Iowa, they fancy themselves being experts on the wind, but in Lubbock, Texas, we'll put our wind up against…

— Mike Leach

I think we've found a better solution on North Haven and Vinalhaven: Instead of paying increasing expensive electric bills every month, with the money…

— Chellie Pingree

Wind has the potential to produce many, many more jobs per kilowatt hour than coal. But the coal industry has tremendous political clout on…

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

There are 80,000 jobs in the wind energy industry right now. And you can quadruple that number, if you have the right policy in…

— Van Jones