Photo: Wind turbines collectively offering a 781.5-megawatt capacity now dot the landscape around Roscoe, Texas. (E.ON Climate & Renewables)From CBS News:
100,000-Acre Complex Holds 627 Turbines Capable of Generating Enough Juice To Power 230,000 Homes
(CBS/AP) The world's largest wind farm officially got up and running Thursday, with all 627 towering wind turbines churning out electricity across 100,000 acres of West Texas farmland.
The Roscoe Wind Complex, which began construction in 2007 and sprawls across four counties near Roscoe, is generating its full capacity of 781.5 megawatts, enough to power 230,000 homes, the German company E.ON Climate and Renewables North America said.
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