NEWS 09.29.10

Byers Automotive Installs a Northern Power 100 kW Wind Turbine

Columbus Ohio's first commercial wind turbine is under construction and you might be surprised to learn it's at a car dealership. The 150-foot wind generator will produce 150,000 kWh a year, enough to power approximately six homes. The Northern Power 100 is optimized for performance at low wind speeds and begins to generate electricity at wind speeds as low as seven mph.

Byers Mazda Subaru in Dublin had the environment in mind when they came up the idea.

"The first reaction I get is most people don't believe me. They think I'm joking about it, but once they realize how serious we are about it most people thought it was pretty cool," said George Kauffman, Vice President of Byers Automotive.

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