About Wind Power

Wind power is more than gentle breeze that causes the trees to sway or the waves to move across the sea. The power in wind can blow a truck off the road and flatten houses. However it can be harnessed to meet electric needs around the world. Wind is the best choice to power the world in the next millennium because...

Wind energy is clean: A single 750 kW wind turbine can displace 1,179 tons of carbon dioxide, 6.9 tons of sulfur oxide, and 4.3 tons nitrogen oxide. Wind means. Less smog, acid rain, & greenhouse gas emission.

Wind energy is abundant: with 5% of area covered 95% of the land can still be used for farming and other agricultural development.

Wind energy is affordable: it is cheap due to less generating cost.

Wind energy is inexhaustible: unlike oil fields wind energy is renewable, year after year, forever.

Wind energy is domestic; it will never be subject to embargoes or “price shock” caused by international conflict.

Wind energy is elegant: modern wind turbines are tall, graceful kinetic sculptures, visually striking and awe-inspiring.