A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location that are used together to produce electricity. Wind farms range in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred turbines spread over an extensive area, and may be sited either onshore or offshore. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Technology TypeGrouped wind turbine electricity generation installation 1 Invented YearThe world's first wind farm was a 20-turbine, 0.6 MW installation on Crotched Mountain in southern New Hampshire, commissioned in December 1980. Classification
MaturityTRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Wind farm
Wind farm, opening definition
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity.
Wind farm, History section, first wind farm
The capacity of the world's first wind farm was 0.6 MW, produced by 20 wind turbines rated at 30 kilowatts each, installed on the shoulder of Crotched Mountain in southern New Hampshire in December 1980.
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