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Jun 8, 2009 9:18 am US/Central

Pair Of Wind Turbines In Willmar Near Completion

WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) ― Two wind turbines are expected to be up and running in Willmar by the end of July.

The city is finishing up construction of the turbines, which will each generate two megawatts of power. That's enough to cover about 3 percent of the city's annual energy needs.

Wesley Hompe of Willmar Municipal Utilities says each turbine will keep 236,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Hompe says Willmar hopes to add more turbines in the future. The initial project has a $10 million budget.

The pair of turbines is the city's first step in meeting a state mandate that 25 percent of Minnesota's energy come from renewable sources by 2025.

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