High School Wind Turbine Up And Running

The wind turbine that was placed at the Kimball High School is now up and running.

According to teacher Alan Held, since the turbine was officially turned on February 6 at 7:00 a.m., it has produced a modest amount of electricity for the school, more specifically Held’s shop which is located right beside the turbine.

“It’s produced 122.1 kilowatt hours. This building alone uses about 8,000 kilowatt hours a month. It’s not going to power the entire building, but all the electricity will be used in this building,” Held said.

Though the electricity that the turbine produces for the s...