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Windmill power spins into reality

Where steel smokestacks once billowed, giant blades harness electricity, signal a future full of potential



The eight towering windmills that make up the Steel Winds wind farm at the old Bethlehem Steel plant site in Lackawanna are up and running.

Nine months after developers broke ground on the unprecedented wind energy project, the giant blades can now be seen spinning in the strong, steady gusts off Lake Erie — and they are not only generating electricity. They’re creating a buzz.

At a wind energy conference in Los Angeles this month that has drawn about 7,000 participants, the windmill manufacturer — Clipper Windpower — fielded questions about the progress of the Lackawanna project.

• It is the first “urban” wind farm in the country

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My name is Liz
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We have some like that also. Acutally the eletric company I just signed up for for my apartment is windmill driven, lol

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MARSHA
A man without a woman is a bachelor, A woman without a man is a genius!.

We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart!

VERY COOL!! I was just reading in my history book (class starts Monday) that (as of 2001) California leads the nation in the development of renewal energy sources... about 12% of our energy. 1.5 % is wind-generated. On they way from the Central Valley to the Bay Area, there is an area called the Altamont Pass; there are about 600 turbines. It's so cool to see!

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Altamont Pass Wind Farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I LOVE stories like this that show we're starting to move toward eco-friendly sources of power. Thanks for sharing!

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"This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world." John Steinbeck