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Wind - Did You Know
- 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 approximately more than 40,000 megawatts in 2010 - enough power to serve more than 10 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.
