A new, large wind turbine is coming to Bethel. Anna Sattler, the rural liaison for the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, said that the 900 kilowatt wind turbine is expected to be delivered next year, and it will be the largest turbine in the cooperative’s fleet, by a factor of nine.
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City of Bethel bets on wind energy to cut diesel costs
Bethel’s electric grid consumes 2.5 million gallons of diesel annually. The turbines would reduce that amount, but the number of turbines AVEC would install is still undecided.
State funding advances St. Mary’s wind farm plan
While waiting for the money to be delivered, AVEC managers are hammering out some important details about the design of the wind farm.