A giant wind farm is being built in Idaho

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    Apparently, the Idaho leadership decided to break all records, and now a really giant wind farm complex is being built there. The planned capacity of the system should be 183 megawatts. Interestingly, to create this wind farm, I had to choose the territory on which many farms are located, and the land is quite fertile. But what to do, because more and more energy is needed, and this territory is optimal for placing turbines there.

    Actually, farmers, of course, were paid considerable compensation, and the Idaho leadership now talks about the progress that has been made in the field of renewable energy sources, and just such a giant complex could serve as a milestone for this progress. This complex will produce energy that will serve the citizens of Idaho in the best possible way - this is the opinion of the governor.

    But all these speeches are not of particular interest to us, right? Probably readers are interested in how much such a complex cost? Well, the figure is very high - almost 500 million US dollars. The structure of the complex will be similar to the structure of a Texas wind farm, and the cost of creating a complex in Idaho is only half that billion for which the Texas energy complex was built.

    It is also interesting that in addition to this gigantic complex, smaller wind farms will also be created, which will also be connected to a common system. A total of 122 1.5-megawatt turbines from General Electric will be installed, the total area occupied by units is 10 thousand acres. This will be enough to supply 39,700 average American cottages with energy.

    Well-known companies such as Reunion Power, Exergy Development Group, Atlantic Power, and GE Energy Financial Services take part in the project.

    In general, another major project is appearing in the United States that is really capable of becoming a good alternative to conventional sources of electricity. I would like such complexes to be built in the CIS countries, in suitable regions. It seems that this will happen very soon, but I would still like to hope for the best.

    Yes, the picture is not from Idaho, just very suitable for the post.

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