1. www.windturbines.net is where industry professionals come together to share ideas, experiences and their expertise about wind power as a clean renewable source of energy.

2. Thousands of Years..

3. People have been using the wind to power machinery and vehicles.

4. The IDEA is NOT one!

5. The IDEA is NOT one!

6. The IDEA is NOT one!

7. Re-Invented the You might say they have..

8. Re-Invented the WINDMILL! You might say they have..

9. Windmills dotted the landscape in many..

10. EUROPEAN

11. and

12. ASIAN countries

13. America brought by early settlers. and

14. Windmills were used to

15. Grind Grain into flour

16. Pump water to irrigate fields and

17. There were several different designs

18. Like European Designs

19. There were several different designs Like European Designs called the Post-Mill

20. There were several different designs Like European Designs called the Post-Mill

21. There were several different designs Like European Designs called the Post-Mill

22. There were several different designs Like European Designs called the Post-Mill

23. There were several different designs Like European Designs called the Post-Mill

24. 1920s and 1930s.. During

25. Approximately 100,000.. Manufacturers produced

26. Farm Windmills / Year

27. DID YOU KNOW ?

28. The very first electricity-generating WINDMILL

29. was built in 1887 in Scotland

30. The first in the United States was built in

31. The first in the United States was built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1888.

32. You might wonder what happened to Wind Power Home Electricity Generators..

33. They never completely disappeared forerunners of today's turbines..

34. The turbines simply fell out of favor because they were.. Expensive

35. Easily Damage

36. Noisy

37. And Difficult to Transport

38. The new designs for individual homeowners are: Small

39. Quiet

40. Efficient

41. Durable

42. Easy to Transport

43. And Simple to Install

44. With average cost per watt of $1.50

45. That's AFFORDABLE!

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