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Gusts Topple Over Wind Turbine
AMES, Iowa -- Wind turbines generate power, but one was rendered powerless when it was knocked over by wind Friday.
Nearly 800 MidAmerican Energy customers were without power on Friday morning in Wright County and school administrators had to cancel classes.
There was a flicker of lights before the 100-foot tower supporting a wind turbine came crashing to the ground.
December 8, 2006
in KCCI8
AMES, Iowa -- Wind turbines generate power, but one was rendered powerless when it was knocked over by wind Friday.
Nearly 800 MidAmerican Energy customers were without power on Friday morning in Wright County and school administrators had to cancel classes.
There was a flicker of lights before the 100-foot tower supporting a wind turbine came crashing to the ground.
"Obviously, they heard the noise, looked out and the turbine was no longer there," said Robert Olson, superintendent of the Clarion-Goldfield School District.
Olson said a brake on the turbine that helps slow the... [continue via Web link]
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