The advantages to using wind are many, but the biggest advantage is the extremely clean nature of this type of generation.
Wind is renewable, and produces no emissions or by-products.
The wind farm is located in Nobles County on Buffalo Ridge in southwestern Minnesota. The Buffalo Ridge has the greatest wind resource in Minnesota. The 15 foot diameter tubular steel tower measures more than 180 feet from the ground to the central hub and weighs 72 tons. On top of the tower rests the 24 ton nacelle, the main body of the turbine that contains the gearbox and generator. The rotor, made up of the hub and three 75 foot long blades, is 154 feet in diameter and weighs 13 tons.