According to this March 2009 CNN article, President Obama's 787 billion dollar stimulus package can possibly jumpstart the industy of small wind turbines. With the United States being the leading manufacturer of small wind technologies, with this new package, the small turbine market can go up 40-50% yearly. However, the actually placement of the turbines is a little difficult. "It is true that doing wind in urban environments is a lot trickier than in rural environments," said Johanna Partin, San Francisco's Renewable Energy Program manager, who also coordinates the task force. "But the reason you rarely see [turbines in cities] may be that we just haven't figured out how to do it yet." Therefore, soon we will possibly be seeing more turbines in urban areas along with rural areas. With the improvement of technology nowadays, anything is possible.
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