First US City Powered by the Wind

Rock Port, located in Missouri, represents the first city in the United States that is being fully powered by wind. Loess Hill Wind Farm, having four 1.25 MW wind turbines is able to generate 16 gigawatt hours (16 million kilowatt hours) of electricity each year. The town houses 1,400 people. Both businesses and individuals annually consume about 13 gigawatts hours of electricity.

Missouri Public Utility Alliance is the electric company that will acquire excess electricity when available. Afterwards they will supply needed power in case there is not enough wind energy. Extra wind energy will not be stored. Instead it will be fed into Rock Port's high voltage line, thus making it an intermittent source of power.

Full story at: CleanTechnica.Com