03 August 2012

WIND FARM


 Driving from Denver to Des Moines

we see wind farms all over western Iowa...



FACTS:


  • Iowa is a leading U.S. state in wind power generation with 18.8% of the state's electricity generation coming from wind in 2011
  • Wind farms are most prevalent in the north and west portion of Iowa.
  • Wind maps show wind speeds are on average strongest from November through April, peaking in March. August is the month with the weakest average wind speeds.
  • On a daily cycle, there is a slight rise in average wind speeds in the afternoon, from 1 to 6 p.m.

1 comment:

  1. Like those photographs especially the last one.
    Good to see that people are harvesting the nature's power instead of depending on oil.

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