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Wind power in Ohio has a long history. As of 2016, Ohio had 545 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale wind power installations, responsible for generating 1.1% of the state's electricity. [ 1 ] Over 1000 MW more were under construction or pending approval. [ 2 ]
The Blue Creek Wind Farm spanning Paulding and Van Wert County became the largest wind farm in the U.S. state of Ohio at approximately 40,500 acres upon its completion in 2012. With a generating capacity of 304 megawatts (MW), it produces enough electricity to service the equivalent of about 76,000 homes.
Ohio consumed 160.176 TWh of electricity in 2005, fourth among U.S. states, [2] [3] and has a storied history in the sector, including the first offshore oil drilling platform in the world, and a modern, renewable energy economy along with the traditional nuclear, oil, coal, and gas industries.
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Crawford County commissioners have scheduled a public meeting at 1 p.m. April 21 in the youth building at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.
Columbus' municipal electric aggregation program projected to have locally generated green energy by this year, but three years on is getting none.
AMP Wind Farm: Wood County: 7.2 American Municipal Power [17] Blue Creek Wind Farm: Paulding and Van Wert Counties 304 160 Iberdrola Renewables Operational. [18] Timber Road Wind Farm: Paulding County: 362.7 158 EDP Renewables Operational. [18] Hog Creek Hardin County: 66 30 Operational. [18] Northwest Ohio Paulding County: 100 42 Operational ...
The largest machines were on 24-metre (79 ft) towers with four-bladed 23-metre (75 ft) diameter rotors. By 1908, there were 72 wind-driven electric generators operating in the United States from 5 kilowatts (kW) to 25 kW. Around the time of World War I, American windmill makers were producing 100,000 farm windmills each year, mostly for water ...