Wind farms are clusters of wind generators that produce electricity, often utilizing a new, large-scale turbine technology that requires far less wind than did their early predecessors. Unlike conventional coal- or dam-driven power plants, these wind plants tend to be owned by private businesses (like Boone Pickens), not public utilities, that then sell their electricity back to electric utilities for distribution. And the wind works is catching on around the country. By 2006, 28 different states had functioning wind machines with Texas, California, Iowa, Minnesota and Oklahoma leading the way. Texas alone comprises the world’s sixth-biggest wind energy market. It’s now a proven technology that’s here to stay. The largest project, located in Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, is spread over 47,000 acres in Taylor and Nolan county, Texas and has 421 wind turbines that generate enough electricity to power 220,000 homes (735.5 megawatts). There are now many sources of information for this industry, and growing interest across the world map.

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