wind plant

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. a grouping of devices, consisting of a tower, propellers, alternator, generator, and storage batteries, designed to produce electricity by converting the mechanical force of wind on blades or a rotor into electricity.

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Example Sentences

Such an interruption should be immediately compensated by other power generators in the system, the company said, but the continuing outages in the national grid were preventing the wind plant from being brought back online.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Crucially, adding storage capacity to cover longer interruptions at a solar or wind plant may not require purchasing an entirely new battery.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021

An electric car uses six times as many mineral resources as a gas vehicle and an offshore wind plant requires nine times as many mineral resources as a gas-powered plant, the report found.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2021

The vast majority of curtailments happen through a competitive market, where solar and wind plant operators are paid to ramp down production.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2019