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Word: electricityâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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...computers that start the rotor turning when the wind hits 12 m.p.h. and shut it off, to prevent it from wearing out, at 40 m.p.h. Since winds averaging nearly 15 m.p.h. blow through Clayton almost every day, the turbine more often than not will be generating 200 kw. of electricity???enough to power 60 homes ?or some 15% of the town's needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Electricity from The Wind | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

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