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Wind Power

Wind power is one of the world's fastest-growing sources of renewable energy. It uses the force of the wind to spin turbines. These spinning turbines generate electricity. Most wind power is produced at wind farms, which are large groups of turbines in consistently windy locations. A very large wind farm can generate enough electricity for all the homes in a city of about one million people.

Small wind turbines can be used for individual homes, businesses, and boats. They can be used to pump water, or the electricity can be stored in large batteries for use at another time.

 

Wind energy is a rapidly growing alternative energy resource and could generate as much as 35% of our nation’s electricity by 2050. If this occurs, a cumulative total of 12,300 million of  greenhouse gas emissions would be avoided. (*Source: U.S. Department of Energy Wind Vision Report 2013*)