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I was surprised to read this article, considering that the United Kingdom is so much smaller in area than many other countries…

The Thanet Wind Farm started sending power to the UK electric grid last week. The $1.2 billion farm has 100 V90 wind turbines that have a total capacity of 300 MW. It creates enough power for 200,000 homes. The UK’s offshore wind energy capacity has increased 30% as a result of this new wind farm and it makes the UK the largest producer of wind energy in the world.

The wind farm sits 7.5 miles off the shore of Foreness Point, which is located at the most eastern part of Kent, England. The farm is owned by Vattenfall a leading wind energy company in Britain and the 5th largest energy producer in Europe.