Capture The Wind
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SECOND WIND TURBINE NAMED FREEDOM
What’s in a name? Plenty, according to about 100 Capture The Wind
members who responded to the call to "Name that Turbine." In the
latest Capture The Wind newsletter, members were encouraged to
submit a more suitable pseudonym for the turbine formerly known as Turbine
II.
In honor of Earth Week, Moorhead Public Service (MPS) formally announced Freedom
as the new name of Turbine II.
"Once we subscribed our second wind turbine, we realized it was
rather confusing to keep referring to them as Turbine I and Turbine II, so
we asked our Capture The Wind members to submit new names for
each turbine," said Jennifer Walz, Communications Director for the
utility. "Last year, we chose the name Zephyr because it was
submitted with the greatest frequency and because the word Zephyr
means a gentle or friendly breeze. We chose the name Freedom for
our second turbine because wind power is ‘home-grown’ American energy,
and, in a small way, each wind turbine symbolizes our freedom from foreign
sources of energy. Because the grand opening for Freedom fell on the
one-month anniversary of the events of September 11, we decided to
permanently affix a large American flag on the second wind turbine, to
honor and remember all those affected by the tragedy."
Thanks and congratulations to the following Capture The Wind members who
submitted the winning name: Pat and Marilyn Hecker and Tammy Kroke.
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