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  • Rainbow favors wind turbines along the dike at Flevoland, Netherlands, below sea level, reclaimed from the old Zuider Zee. Rainbow favors wind turbines along the dike at Flevoland, Netherlands, below sea level, reclaimed from the old Zuider Zee.
  • Wind turbines along the dike at Flevoland, Netherlands, which is both preparing for rising sea levels and moving toward renewable energy. Wind turbines along the dike at Flevoland, Netherlands, which is both preparing for rising sea levels and moving toward renewable energy.
  • Off shore wind turbines in Copenhagen Harbor. Off shore wind turbines in Copenhagen Harbor.
  • Large Chinese built wind turbines, 3.6 mw, about twice the normal largest turbines working in the US now, on a cotton field south of Lubbock Texas. Large Chinese built wind turbines, 3.6 mw, about twice the normal largest turbines working in the US now, on a cotton field south of Lubbock Texas.
  • wind electricity Texas produces more than 12,000 mw of wind electricity, with this Roscoe Wind Farm at 781 mw the state's largest wind farm. Nolan Country leads the U.S. in wind energy.
  • Dusk shot of rotating Vestas turbines in Stateline wind farm, Washington, on Columbia River. Dusk shot of rotating Vestas turbines in Stateline wind farm, Washington, on Columbia River.
  • Adair County, Iowa, is a leading center of wind power and wind turbine manufacture. Adair County, Iowa, is a leading center of wind power and wind turbine manufacture.
  • The Mendota Hills Wind Farm is near the village of Paw Paw in Lee County, Illinois. It consists of 63 operating .8 mw turbines, 214 ft (65.23 m) tall, 85 ft (35.91 m) long blades. The Mendota Hills Wind Farm is near the village of Paw Paw in Lee County, Illinois. It consists of 63 operating .8 mw turbines, 214 ft (65.23 m) tall, 85 ft (35.91 m) long blades.
  • Hundreds of large wind turbines now turn in Eastern Oregon and Southern Washington, taking advantage of the incessant winds near the Columbia River. Wasco County Oregon. Hundreds of large wind turbines now turn in Eastern Oregon and Southern Washington, taking advantage of the incessant winds near the Columbia River. Wasco County Oregon.
  • Dusk shot of a few turbines in the Shepherds Flat wind farm, Oregon, one of the nation's largest. Dusk shot of a few turbines in the Shepherds Flat wind farm, Oregon, one of the nation's largest.
  • Wind Turbines over pastureland below sea level near Lelystad, Flevoland, The Netherlands (area of former Zuider Zee). Wind Turbines over pastureland below sea level near Lelystad, Flevoland, The Netherlands (area of former Zuider Zee).
  • Vestas wind tower being delivered to new Tehachapi Pass wind development, California. Vestas wind tower being delivered to new Tehachapi Pass wind development, California.
  • Electrical worker at Tehachapi Pass, California, indicating the employment created by renewable energy projects. Electrical worker at Tehachapi Pass, California, indicating the employment created by renewable energy projects.
  • Detail of array of wind turbines at Tehachapi, California. Detail of array of wind turbines at Tehachapi, California.
  • Outdated and bird-killing WInd-matic turbines, 109 foot towers and blades looking more like farm water well windmills. This type tower being dismantled. Altamont Pass, California. Outdated and bird-killing WInd-matic turbines, 109 foot towers and blades looking more like farm water well windmills. This type tower being dismantled. Altamont Pass, California.
  • Nolan county, Texas, US leader in wind power Nolan county, Texas, US leader in wind power, also a center of oil and natural gas production. Tank cars and large wind turbines near Roscoe, which has the largest wind farm in Texas.
  • wind power Auwahi wind farm, operated by the Sempra US Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy, a 21 megawatt facility on the windward slopes of Haleakela on land owned by the Ulupalakua Ranch
  • wind power Dawn in Nolan County Texas — hot enought to shimmer the view of some of the 670 wind turbines on the Roscoe wind farm, largest in Texas and 3d largest in the US, with 634 turbines & 781 mw.
  • wind power A feedlot foreman checks the cattle in front of one of the 1.5 mw wind turbines of the Roscoe wind farm, Nolan County, Texas, one of the largest in the nation.
  • wind power At dawn in west-central Texas, feedlot cattle share the flat landscape with the more than 700 wind turbines of the Roscoe Wind Farm, Nolan County, Texas.
  • wind power Reflective view of the Roscoe wind farm, largest in Nolan County, Texas, which with 1371 wind turbines makes more electricity than all the wind farms in California and brings more than a reported $12 million in annual royalties.