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First Wind Energy Project in Eastern North Carolina

Link: First Wind Energy Project in Eastern North Carolina

Date: 4/20/2007

Location: NC

Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Small Wind Energy Newsletter, June 2007.

The Coquina Beach wind turbine is the first grid-connected wind turbine in the coastal communities of eastern North Carolina and is rated at 2.5 kilowatts. The 20-meter turbine will generate approximately 5,000 kilowatt hours per year, enough to power the Coquina Beach facility as well as providing additional electricity to the state's electric supply.

This information was last updated on April 20, 2007