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Wind power
Wind power is t*e "on&ersion o% wind ener y into a use%ul %or, o% ener y- su"* as usin wind turbines to ,a.e ele"tri"ity- wind ,ills %or ,e"*ani"al power- wind pu,ps %or pu,pin water or draina e- or sails to propel s*ips!

History
Windmills are typically installed in favourable windy locations.

Humans have been using wind power for at least 5,500 years to propel sailboats and sailing ships.

Wind energy
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Electricity generation
In a wind farm, individual turbines are interconnected with a medium voltage (often 3 .5 !"#, power collection system and communications networ!.

$he surplus power produced by domestic microgenerators can, in some %urisdictions, be fed into the networ! and sold to the utility company

Capacity credit and fuel saving

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Direct costs
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