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oil pan 4 · 12-13-2018, 05:15 PM

When the wind blows.
In new Mexico we have the highest yearly wind capacity utilization in the world and it's only 40% to 50% the wind can blow hard for 24 hours some days. Anything less than 25% utilization and it's considered not worth building a wind farm.

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