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Wind Turbine Defined

A machine that captures the force of the wind. Called a Wind Generator when used to produce electricity. Called a Windmill when used to crush grain or pump water.

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GE reshapes the future of wind power

Published August 28, 2008, 6:40 am, CNET

How to make wind 10 percent of electricity generation? Funky-shaped turbine blades, high-tech materials, and smarter grid connections, says GE's head of wind research.

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Electric rates to increase 10 percent

Published August 28, 2008, 6:14 am, Shrewsbury Chronicle

Prepare to dig a little deeper in those pockets this winter, thanks again to those rising gas and oil prices.

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Couple cashes in on alternative energy

Published August 28, 2008, 5:47 am, SaukValley.com

COMPTON - Seven years ago, Dale and Jeanette Balder cashed in on a new state grant and bought a row of photovoltaic solar panels to help power their new home.

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Ashby investigates Ashburnham's wind-turbine plans

Published August 28, 2008, 3:18 am, Sentinel & Enterprise

ASHBY -- Planning Board members are looking at possibly adopting zoning regulations to govern wind turbines.

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Cramped power grid foils renewable plans

Published August 28, 2008, 3:15 am, San Diego Union-Tribune

When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing.

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Utilities to offer wind power incentives

Published August 28, 2008, 2:56 am, Mohave Valley Daily News

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's main electric utilities are extending financial incentives now offered to homeowners with solar power systems to customers installing wind turbines.

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Wind turbine ordinances proposed changes to be discussed at public hearing

Published August 28, 2008, 2:16 am, Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC Property owners in Manitowoc County installing small wind turbines likely wont be required to own large lots of land to locate their energy-generating systems, according to proposed county ordinance revisions supported by members of a county commission.

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Delayed N.D. wind project has new owner

Published August 28, 2008, 2:15 am, The Bismarck Tribune

Construction on a new 149-megawatt wind farm in north central North Dakota should begin this fall, a company spokesman said, almost three years after state regulators approved the project's location north of Rugby.

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Turning desert green comes with caveats

Published August 28, 2008, 2:07 am, Las Vegas Sun

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (2 a.m.) When power developers announced plans for coal plants in the Nevada desert, it was clear which side conservation groups would be on: the opposition.

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US firm floats air storage for when the wind stops blowing

Published August 28, 2008, 1:12 am, vnunet.com

Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Thursday 28 August 2008 at 09:03:00 New underground compressed air technology could be used to store energy from wind farms, enabling a steadier power supply New Jersey-based energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has this week launched a joint venture to develop and license an energy storage technology using compressed air.... ...

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