As predicted, wind turbines will soon be dotting the North Carolina landscape due to new government requirements that 12.5% of electricity must come from renewable energy sources. Melissa weighed in on this in a CJ column here and Daren, here and here.
Here’s the latest on WIND POWER as reported in The Daily Advance:
Blackwater USA, the world’s largest private security firm, erected the tallest electric-power generating turbine in the state on Wednesday. The company is spending up to $175,000 to install the 120-foot tower on its property in Camden County, but believes its electrical savings in the coming decades will far exceed the investment. Blackwater officials estimate the turbine will save $9,000 to $11,000 a year on energy costs, resulting in $400,000 or more in electricity savings over the 40-year life of the turbine. Wind turbines convert wind energy into electricity. In Blackwater?s case, the company is using the turbine primarily to generate electricity to power a manufacturing plant 250 yards from the turbine. The plant is Blackwater?s biggest electricity user, and manufactures The Grizzly armored personnel carrier.
