
While in middle school, Dakota Carter saw giant windmills being built near his home in Delavan, Illinois. He was amazed by how much electricity they could produce – enough to power 35,000 houses.
"I've always been passionate about the environment," Carter said. "So I thought a career in wind could actually make a difference." Fast forward to today, and Carter, now 29, is the boss overseeing operations at the Rail Splitter Wind Farm, where he grew up in Delavan.