First of all, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia all have GDP output higher than Minnesota (TN isn't far behind), so if you think that they are "not particularly rich states", then neither is MN. Western TN, MS, AL, and parts of AR & LA are as flat as MN, but don't have the amount of wind. SD has wind power companies operating along the Missouri river corridor. Hell, even Hutterite colonies are getting grants to put up wind turbines. You need to get out of MN more.
If a place smells like a moose just died in it
I've been told that's what my cubicle is like a few hours after a lunch with beans and/or cabbage. It's one way to keep people away from asking me annoying questions.
After Goliath's defeat, giants ceased to command respect. - Freeman Dyson