September 10, 2003—Green Mountain Energy Company, American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio), and the City of Bowling Green recently broke ground for the construction of two wind turbines near Bowling Green, south of Toledo, Ohio. The “wind farm” is expected to be completed and generating power by the end of the year. Tied to the electric grid through a Bowling Green Municipal Utilities substation, this will be the first utility-sized wind farm in the state.
The wind farm will consist of two, 1.8 megawatt wind turbines mounted on 257-foot towers with three, 132-foot blades attached to each unit. At its highest point, the tip of a blade is taller than a 30-story building. Combined, the units will generate approximately 6.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—enough to power approximately 785 homes.
