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As of 2012, Wind power in Vermont consists of 109 megawatts (MW) of operational wind farms. Together these wind projects would meet the electrical needs of approximately 56,000 average Vermont households (approximately the size of Windsor County).〔 The first megawatt turbine in the world was installed at Grandpa's Knob, in Vermont, in 1941.〔(Wind Energy Systems )〕 ==Operating and under construction== The 6 MW Searsburg Wind Farm has operated since 1997. The 550-kilowatt turbines provide enough electricity to meet the needs of 1,600 average Vermont households. Sheffield Wind Farm is a 40 MW wind farm operating in Sheffield owned by First Wind. The 63 MW Kingdom Community Wind Farm is operational on Lowell Mountains ridge in Lowell, owned by Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Kingdom Community Wind )〕 Costing $156 million, the 21-turbine project began construction in September 2011, with completion expected by the end of 2012.〔 〕 Georgia Mountain Community Wind Project is an 4-turbine, 10-megawatt wind project on Georgia Mountain in the towns of Georgia and Milton.〔 It is owned by a Vermont family and the power is being sold to the Burlington Electric Department.〔 It was completed in December 2012. The project’s 4 wind turbines will provide enough electricity to meet the needs of 4,200 average Vermont households.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind power in Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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