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School's wind turbine's energy production on hold
October 21, 2009 by Amy Erickson in Le Mars Daily Sentinel
October 21, 2009 by Amy Erickson in Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Blades the length of almost two school buses from a wind turbine owned by Akron-Westfield School District rest on the ground while repairs are underway.
The turbine's gearbox was also brought down using a tall crane to reach the top of the 11-year-old structure's 165-foot-tall tower, which is much higher than people realize, said Dwain Wilmot, A-W technology coordinator.
"You can see Vermillion (S.D.) on a good day," Wilmot said, if you stand on the top of the wind turbine tower. "I've only seen it once or twice."