Wind Energy

What is it?

Wind energy is the act of harnessing wind to create energy.

Wind energy is known as a renewable resource.

Turbines are used to harness the wind energy.

Wind energy is a clean source of energy.

  • Wind energy was first developed in 200 BC in China and Persia.
  • The first modern turbine was built in the 1940s.
  • Turbines usually stand at about 328 feet tall.

    • “Twelve states in the Great Plains have a wind energy potential greater than the electric use of our entire nation.” -Michael Pare