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Producing energy will likely
be one of the greatest economic
development opportunities
for rural areas in the coming
decades. With experts predicting
that our domestic energy
consumption will greatly
outpace domestic energy
production over the next
25 years, there is a widespread
movement to expand existing
energy operations and harvest
new opportunities, most
of which lie in rural areas.
The Nebraska Panhandle already
benefits greatly from producing
and transporting energy.
The distribution of coal
pumps millions of dollars
into our regional economy,
over half of Nebraska’s
oil and almost all of the
state’s natural gas
production occurs in the
Panhandle, and uranium is
mined in Dawes County, not
to mention the many businesses
that directly support these
industries.
While these industries,
especially the transporting
of coal, will continue to
provide the greatest economic
impact
to our region in the energy
sector, there are many other
energy-related opportunities
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