Facts

as of 01/01/10

• One of the world's largest generators of wind power
• More than 75 wind farms in 17 states and Canada 
• More than 7,500 net megawatts
• Approximately 42 percent of NextEra Energy Resources total generation
• NextEra Energy Resources wind facilities enabled our customers who purchased renewable attributes to reduce 2009 emissions that would have otherwise been released into the atmosphere from other sources of power generation, including:
  • More than 14 million tons of carbon dioxide 
  • More than 33,500 tons of sulfur dioxide 
  • More than 30,800 tons of nitrogen oxides

   Fun facts

• The earliest known windmills were in Persia (Iran) and looked like large paddle wheels.
• Today the largest wind turbines in the world have blades longer than a football field.
• A typical horizontal wind turbine stands as tall as a 20-story building and has three blades that span 200 feet across.
• One wind turbine can provide enough electricity for about 250 homes.
• U.S. wind farm capacity totaled more than 25,000 megawatts in 2008 – enough power to serve approximately 7 million average American households.
• Wind energy is generated in 30 different states. Those with the most wind production are Texas, California, Minnesota, Iowa and Washington.
• The U.S. ranks first in the world in wind power capacity, followed by Germany and Spain.