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'We
produce more wind than anybody'
- Florida Power & Light
Most of the time,
that is. But not in the case of this
failed Zond Energy Systems wind turbine crippled following
recent high winds at the a North Palm Springs, California wind
farm owned by Florida Power & Light. The
failure of the wind turbine was the result of a tower failure,
leaving the approximate 50,000 pound wind turbine dangling
over 200 feet above the ground. Tower workers
inspecting the damage shortly after the failure in March, 2005
said the turbine would be left to fall citing the danger of
trying to remove it. However,
in early April the company did attempt to fell the tower by
cutting the four stanchion legs of the tower at ground level
and then attempting to topple the tower using a front loader.
The tower still stands as of this writing.
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Florida
Power & Light (FPL Energy) is the largest U.S.
generator of wind power, with 44 wind farms in 15 states. FPL
Energy generated nearly 40 percent of the total wind energy in
the nation in 2004.
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- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
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A view approaching the North Palm Springs wind farm traveling
east on Interstate 10.
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