Wesley Prater
District 4 «
Democrat
Washtenaw County Commissioner
Wind Energy »By the Numbers:
Size:
Base diameter:
15 ft
Tower height:
256 ft
Blade length:
134 ft
Total height standing:
391 ft, plus another 32 feet below ground!
Distance apart:
800 ft
Weight:
Each blade: 22,000 lbs
Entire rotor: 77,175 lbs
Nacelle: 138,915 lbs
Blade Speed:
16.8 rotations/ minute
Speed at tip of blade: 178 mph
Wind Speed:
Begins energy prod.: 9 mph
Peak energy production: 32 mph
Blade slowed: 55 mph
Design tolerance: 150 mph
Wind Energy Turbine:
