File:Wind turbine 1941.jpg

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English: Image number 13533
  • Title: Smith Putnam Wind Turbine on Grandpa's Knob in Vermont, circa 1941
  • Caption: On a hilltop in Rutland, Vermont, "Grandpa's Knob" wind generator supplied power to the local grid for several months during World War II. The Smith- Putnam machine was rated at 1.25 megawatts in winds of about 30 miles per hour. It was removed from service in 1945.
  • Credit: unknown
  • Publications: 9/27/2004
  • Circa 1941: no credit information available, historical image
  • Subject: wind
  • Descriptors: first grid-connected electricity, historic, historical, utilities, windmill, wind turbine
  • Person/Place: Grandpa's Knob in Vermont
  • Release Level: Full/Internet
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Source http://www.nrel.gov/data/pix/searchpix.cgi?getrec=1080709&display_type=verbose&search_reverse=1
File name: 13533.JPG
Author United States Government
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  • 2006-08-25 00:39 Primalchaos 334×500×8 (36695 bytes) PIX number 13533 Title: Smith Putnam Wind Turbine on Grandpa's Knob in Vermont, circa 1941 Caption On a hilltop in Rutland, Vermont, "Grandpa's Knob" wind generator supplied power to the local grid for several months during World War II. The Smith- P

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