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Wind Facts
Wind Power is Reliable.
The wind turbines that you see today are the result of decades
of research and development. Thanks to these efforts, modern
turbines are highly efficient and a typical unit alone can
generate enough electricity to power over 500 homes. The science
of wind turbine placement has advanced a great deal, too –
nowadays, the output of a wind farm can be predicted accurately
well before a shovel hits the ground.
As long as there is wind,
there will be wind power.
With good placement,
a modern wind turbine will typically produce electricity 70
percent of the time. Enhanced technology and design improvements
have also played a part in increasing the reliability of wind
power allowing turbines to generate electricity in all but
the most extreme weather conditions.
But what happens when the wind isn’t blowing? Here
it is important to remember that the wind never stops blowing
everywhere at once. Experience from around the world has shown
that a large number of wind turbines spread over a wide geographic
area will actually produce a consistent amount of power. And
the use of advanced wind and weather forecasting tools helps
to make wind energy more predictable and more reliable than
ever before.
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