Well... we had a great answer to prayer this week. Tim is a wind turbine technician in Sweetwater. He wakes up at 4am every morning to make it to Sweetwater by 6am. He is a working fool. He works for a small contractor company, which has it's ups and it's downs. THE UPS: he has 4 bosses whom he likes and gets along with very much. There are only about 40 employees. If he needs off a day all he does is ask. They are very flexible. THE DOWNS: The company relies on contracts for work. If they don't have contracts, Tim doesn't have work.
Unfortunately... there are too many turbines producing too much energy... and the grids are maxed out. When you are driving down I-20 and some turbines are turning and some are not, it's because they are curtailed. They shut them off when the grids max out. The new grids won't be completed until 2011 or 2012.
After 2 months of his company only having 1 contract... and only 2-3 crews (which means only 8-10 workers needed), Tim has finally has an official spot on a crew!! This means that he has a job security for a while longer!! We don't know how long it will last... but it's a GREAT blessing for now. His company has been gracious to keep the employees around even though there has been no work for them. They have been cleaning the shop, detailing trucks, building fences at the boss' house... random non-turbine stuff! But now he actually gets to work on turbines!! :)
I just wanted to share this PRAISE with you!!!
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