Germany
Opens
Wind-Power Plant
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June
17, 2000
BERLIN
(AP) - Europe's biggest wind-power plant was inaugurated
Saturday outside Berlin, bolstering Germany's claim as a
leader in the use of renewable energy. The plant's windmills
will feed power into the regional electricity network from
the town of Klettwitz, about 75 miles south of Berlin, officials
said. The 38 windmills will provide electricity for 30,000
households. Germany has about 8,000 windmills that generate
power. The government recently embarked on a major program
to promote solar and wind power.
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to Klettwitz, eastern Germany, 80 miles south of Berlin,
where Europe' s most powerful and biggest area for wind
power plants opened, Saturday, June 17, 2000. Europe's biggest
wind power farm was inaugurated Saturday outside Berlin,
providing electricity for 30,000 households and bolstering
Germany's claim as a leader in the use of renewable energy.
(AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)
