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WINDMILL POWER GENERATORS



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Manmade (Energy Related)

Information:
Location: Variety
Record Date: 08.19
Season: Summer
Elevation: Various

Notes:
One environmentally friendly source of power generation is windmills. Power companies set up these 'windmill farms' in areas of high speed, constant winds. They generate electric power and feed the area's power grid when the blades turn. There are small generators at the base of the blades that turn mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Windmill power generators

Windmill power generators




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