1. Harnessing the Power of Wind
The world's first utility scale turbine was built on a mountaintop in Vermont, producing 1.25 MW of electricity. ... It produced about 1.25 megawatts of electricity. Wind turbines are designed to trap the wind's kinetic energy and convert it into electricity, and a large turbine can power up to five thousand homes with the five megawatts of electricity they produce. ... A turbine at taking in wind speeds of sixteen mph site can produce fifty to sixty percent more electricity than the same turbine at a thirteen mph site. ... One hundred sixty seven million kilowatt-hours of electri...
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