Press Releases
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April 25, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jennifer Walz, Communications Director, (218) 299-5407
MOORHEAD PUBLIC SERVICE'S FIRST WIND TURBINE NAMED ZEPHYR DURING EARTH
WEEK
What’s in a name? Plenty, according to over 200 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 I.
In honor of Earth Week, Moorhead Public Service (MPS)
formally announced the new name of Turbine I on "Windsday," April
25. Capture The Wind members gathered at the turbine site where a plaque
with both the names of the Capture The Wind members who submitted the
winning name and the new name for the turbine, Zephyr, was unveiled and
attached to the wind turbine generator.
"Once we subscribed our second wind turbine, we
realized that it was not only confusing, but also unoriginal to keep
referring to the wind turbines as Turbine I and Turbine II," said
Jennifer Walz, communications director for the utility. "We chose the
name Zephyr because it was submitted frequently and because the word Zephyr
means a gentle or friendly breeze."
Thanks and congratulations to the following Capture The
Wind® members who submitted the winning name:
Kelly and Marjorie Aakre, Karl Bakkum, John and Mary Brink, John and
Virginia Dohm, Ann Duchscher, Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM),
Dennis Heley, Allen Helmstetter, Milton F. Johnson, Michelle Olsen, and
Danielle Wilson.
Moorhead Public Service (MPS) is a consumer-owned electric
and water utility, serving more than 13,000 customers within a community of
over 32,000. The Moorhead Public Service Commission is comprised of
customer-owners who govern the utility. Its five members are appointed by
the mayor and City Council. The Moorhead Public Service Commission approves the
utility budget and establishes water and electric rates for consumers.
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