Generating Electricity: Wind Power. Wind Resources.

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Generating Electricity: Wind Power

Wind Resources

CT Wind Resources

Mass. Wind Resources

Small Wind Turbines 10 kW 50 kW 400 W 900 W

Eastern Hall 400W

Large Turbines

Large Wind Turbines 0.55 MW to 3.6 MW

Wind Turbine Components Nacelle 56 tons Tower 3 sections Workers Blade 112’ long

Wind Turbine Components

Steam Turbine

30 Year Lifetime

Financing

Costs

Example: Desert Sky – West Texas 107 Turbines at 1.5 MW each

Example: Searsburg Wind Facility 11 Turbines at 0.55 MW each

Example: Cape Wind Project  130 turbines  3.6 MW each

Cape Wind project

Environmental Issues

Environmental Issue – Visual Pollution  Visual pollution  Bird and bat migration

Environmental Issue – Bird Mortalities

Electric Power Capacity (MW) US970,000 Renewable97,000 (10%) Wind6,000 (1/2%) 40 x Current Wind 240,000 (25%)

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