Turbine Stats
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Wind Turbine Statistics
NAME: |
"ZEPHYR"
- named April 25, 2001
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Manufacturer: |
N E G Micon
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Contractor: |
M. A. Mortenson
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Began generating: |
May 14, 1999
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Dedicated |
June 24, 1999
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Cost: |
$ 667,000
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Power Rating |
750 kilowatts
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Tower Weight |
55 tons |
Tower Height |
180 feet |
Total Height |
263 feet |
Total Weight |
92 tons |
Nacelle Weight |
22 tons |
Blade Weight |
4 tons each |
Blade Length |
78 feet |
Rotor Diameter |
156 feet |
Rotor and Hub Weight |
15 tons |
Blade Revolution Speed |
22 rpm |
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Wind Speed Facts |
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6 mph |
rotor spins |
9 mph |
generation |
56 mph |
turbine shuts down to avoid equipment damage |
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Generation Facts:
Unit generated 20,000 kWh in first week of operation
Expected output: 2,000,000 kWh per year
As of December 31, 2002, Zephyr has generated 5,271,054 kWh of clean,
wind energy. |
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Components:
Blades - Denmark
Tower - Red Wing, MN
Generator - Champaign IL |
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Fascinating Facts:
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If you weighed Zephyr, Moorhead Public Service's wind turbine, it would
tip the scale at a hefty 90 to 100 tons - about the same as 20
elephants.
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The Moorhead Public Service wind turbine is 263 feet high, which
is equivalent to three to four school buses stacked end-to-end. |
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In
1999, Moorhead Public Service received a Minnesota Environmental
Initiative Award for its Capture The Wind® program. |
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With the addition of over 400 new Capture The Wind®
members in 2000, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory now ranks
Moorhead Public Service first in the nation for its customer
participation rates. |
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Moorhead Public Service received the
American Public Power Association's Energy Innovator Award in 2001 for
its Capture The Wind® program. |
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Wind Turbine Statistics
NAME: |
"FREEDOM"
- named April 24, 2002
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Manufacturer: |
N E G Micon
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Contractor: |
Wanzek
Construction
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Electrical
Contractor |
Rick Electric
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Began generating: |
August
25, 2001
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Dedicated |
April
24, 2002
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Cost: |
$ 650,840
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Power Rating |
750 kilowatts
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Tower Weight |
55 tons |
Tower Height |
180 feet |
Total Height |
263 feet |
Total Weight |
92 tons |
Nacelle Weight |
22 tons |
Blade Weight |
4 tons each |
Blade Length |
78 feet |
Rotor Diameter |
156 feet |
Rotor and Hub Weight |
15 tons |
Blade Revolution Speed |
22
rpm |
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Wind Speed Facts |
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6 mph |
rotor spins |
9 mph |
generation |
56 mph |
turbine shuts down to avoid equipment damage |
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Generation Facts:
Freedom is situated just 1,950 feet east of Zephyr.
Expected output: 2,000,000 kWh per year.
As of December 31, 2002, Freedom has generated just over
2,000,000 kWh of clean,
wind energy. |
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Components:
Blades - Grand Forks, ND
Tower - Red Wing, MN
Generator - Champaign IL |
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Fascinating Facts:
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In 1998, Moorhead Public Service's first wind turbine was
fully subscribed in less than three weeks. With a waiting list
of about 100 customers, MPS offered its customers another chance
to receive clean, wind energy during Capture The Wind®
Week in October 2000. Within one month, over 400 more customers
had joined in the crusade to "Capture The Wind" in
Moorhead, and the utility had fully subscribed its second wind
turbine.
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Moorhead Public Service's first wind turbine was officially
named "Zephyr" by our Capture The Wind®
members on April 25, during Earth Week 2001. Moorhead Public
Service's second wind turbine was officially named
"Freedom" by our Capture The Wind®
members on April 24, 2002, during Earth Week.
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By October, 2004, our twin turbines have generated
over 13 million kWh of clean, wind energy.
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By substituting wind energy for coal-generated power, our
Capture The Wind® members have effectively prevented
the emission of 16 million pounds of greenhouse gases into the
environment, which has the same effect on the environment as
removing 1,645 cars from the road of planting 2,243 acres of
trees.
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In 1999, Moorhead Public Service received the Minnesota
Environmental Initiative Award for its Capture The Wind®
program.
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Over 900 MPS customers (7%) participate in the Capture The
Wind® program. With the addition of over 400 new
Capture The Wind® members in 2000, the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) now ranks Moorhead Public
Service first in the nation for its customer participation
rates.
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Moorhead Public Service received the
American Public Power Association's Energy Innovator Award in 2001 for
its successes with the Capture The Wind® program. |
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