The largest windfarm in the eastern U.S. will be built as a result of 1997 legislation that requires eastern Wisconsin utilities to source 50 megawatts of power from renewable sources. FPL Energy Wisconsin Wind, a subsidiary of Florida-based FPL Energy, will
install 33 turbines by the end of 2000 north of Milwaukee. FPL is the largest U.S. wind generator, with 4300 megawatts of capacity in the U.S. and South America.
In other news, one of the world’s largest windfarms has commenced operations in Iowa. The 260 turbine Storm Lake Wind Power Project will generate 193 megawatts of energy, enough to power 72,000 homes. Enron Wind developed the site where wind towers soar 208 feet above the ground with 79 foot blades as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. The project displaces 300,000 tons of coal.
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