Vermont Wind Farm Tour Shows Off Results of Years of Preparation

Renewable Energy World: Vermont utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) opened its 63-MW Kingdom Community Wind (KCW) project to visitors this spring to give people the opportunity to see first-hand the results of nearly seven years of planning and construction.

Completed in December 2012, KCW is comprised of 21 Vestas V112 3-MW wind turbines located along a mountain ridge in Lowell, Vt. About 20 people joined the project tour on June 18, learning about the benefits of the project, how GMP handles the project’s clean energy attributes, and what kind of maintenance is required to keep the wind turbines operating efficiently.

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