Was driving through Texas and came across an unexpected sight. Spotted wind turbines and solar panels outside Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in McKinney, TX. I was really surprised to see them in such a public place and got the camera out so I could share with you guys.
In this video: 2 wind turbines, anemometers, and solar panels. The turbine makes a hypnotic sound.
The Wal-Mart store is located at:
2041 Redbud Blvd
Mckinney, TX 75069
(972) 542-9585
Bing Maps was used to show location of store in video and below…
Click image to enlarge Bing Maps view.
I checked the location with Google Earth first but the images were so old that Google Earth showed bare ground where the Wal-Mart was supposed to be.
Click image to enlarge Google Earth view.
Bing Maps actually has more up-to-date images from the bird’s eye view as of this post. Yes, I am surprised that Microsoft has improved so much lately.
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The large turbine produces 50 kW. The expected annual power production is 80 MWh.
The smaller turbine is a 1 kW stand-alone turbine which powers the Wal-Mart sign.
There is just one other such store in the US and it’s in Aurora, CO.
[ Source of some data in post and in video:Â renewableenergyworld.com and ashrae.org ]
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