| Wind is one of the cleanest, if not
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| | biggest user of wind power and produces
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| cleanest, renewable energy sources
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| | twice as much electricity as any other
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| available to us. What most people don't
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| | state.
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| know is it is also the fastest growing
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| | 7. Modern windmills actually come in two
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| energy sector.
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| | forms, vertical and horizontal models.
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| Wind is an indirect version of solar
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| | 8. Horizontal windmills are the
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| power. Different surfaces on the Earth
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| | stereotypical version that comes to your
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| react differently to being hit by
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| | mind when the word is mentioned.
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| sunlight, particular in regards to heat.
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| | 9. Vertical mills look like upside down
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| As sunlight heats up surfaces, they warm
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| | egg beaters, but are hypnotic when they
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| up at different rates. The surround air
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| | spin.
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| also warms up at different rates,
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| | 10. Unlike traditional utilities, most
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| fertilizing the wind process.
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| | energy produced by wind is done by
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| Temperatures over a body of water like a
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| | private businesses and sold to utilities
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| lake will always be cooler than
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| | through an electric grid hookup.
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| temperatures over rocky ground. Hot air
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| | 11. Wind power in the U.S. generates a
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| rises and cool air rushes into fill such
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| | whopping 17 billion kilowatts per year,
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| voids. As this process occurs, the
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| | more than enough to provide all
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| rushing air manifests as wind and an
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| | electrical needs for the city of Chicago.
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| incredibly cheap and clean energy source.
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| | 12. More than 30 states have wind farms
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| The fact that wind is a naturally
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| | generating and supplying electricity to
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| occurring event makes it a great energy
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| | utility companies.
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| source. Consider the following:
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| | 13. California, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa,
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| 1. Wind is a renewable energy source
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| | and Wyoming are the dominant forces in
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| because it will exist as long as sunlight
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| | producing energy from wind.
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| beats down on us. 2. Wind has been
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| | 14. The biggest energy producer from wind
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| used by man as an energy source ever
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| | is Germany, which is also dominant in
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| since we've sailed boats.
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| | solar power production.
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| 3. The first windmills were used to turn
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| | For many, these wind findings will be a
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| wheels to grind grain in Iran.
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| | surprise. The sole fact that there is
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| 4. American colonist used windmills to
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| | enough power produced by wind energy to
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| move water, grind grain and cut wood.
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| | handle a city the size of Chicago is
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| 5. Wind energy harnessed by windmills was
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| | pretty impressive. As we move into the
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| a dominant source of energy in rural
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| | 21st century, new technology is heading
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| America in the 1920s.
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| | in the direction of creating wind energy
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| 6. In modern times, California is the
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| | platforms for individual residences.
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