From Rochester Post-Bulletin, April 7, 2009
By Heather Carlson
Winona County soon could become a pioneer in the energy business by running its own two-turbine wind farm.
The county's Economic Development Authority wants to sign a deal with a commercial developer to build a $3.6 million wind turbine project. First, the county needs the Legislature to give it the authority to enter into a limited liability company. That would make the county eligible for tax benefits and credits from the federal government, said Linda Grover, the county's EDA director.
If the partnership were to move ahead, it would make Winona County one of the first counties in the nation to own a commercial wind development.
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A windmill is a machine that converts kinetic wind energy into mechanical energy. A turbine is a machine that further converts that mechanical energy into electrical energy. A turbine is also referred to as a wind energy converter.
Wind turbines are of two types; a horizontal wind turbine, which has its rotor shaft placed at the top of its body and must be pointed at the wind, and a vertical wind turbine which has its rotor placed vertically and at a lower point.
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