Education and wind energy officials welcomed a new wind turbine in 
Wessington Springs Wednesday. A ribbon cutting was held to welcome the Wessington Springs School District to the Wind for Schools Program. Board of Education Chairman Pat Fastnacht is hopeful the program can help bring students back to Wessington Springs…
Steve Wegman of the South Dakota Wind Energy Association says the Wind for Schools program has been around for three years and is growing…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/wind4school2.mp3|titles=wind4school2]Wegman says South Dakota has an opportunity to become the nation’s leader in educating the future Wind Industry workforce…
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Nextra Energy made what Superintendent Lance Witte called a “significant” contribution to the Wessington Springs School Turbine. Following the ribbon cutting, Matt Hein of the South Dakota State Wind Application Center showed students and staff how to retrieve live telemetry from the turbine over the Internet and how to analyze and use the data in math and science curriculum. 63 Industrial wind turbines sit within the Wessington Springs School District.
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