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Wind energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world.
Still, wind is a relatively small part of our electricity supply. This, and the fact that it produces no emissions of any kind and no dangerous waste, make wind power a very promising choice for new power generation. The History of Wind Power Wind power is both old and new. From the trireme sailing ships of the ancient Greeks, to the grain mills of preindustrial Holland, to the latest high-tech wind turbines rising over the Minnesota prairie, humans have used the power of the wind for millennia. In America, the heyday of wind was between 1870 and 1930, when thousands of farmers across the country used wind to pump water.