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Premiere Wind Power Vermont Leads the Way Documentary
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A little known story is that of the Smith-Putnam Wind Turbine built on Grandpa’s Knob near Castleton, Vermont in 1941. This was first megawatt wind turbine in the world to be connected to a utility company. The turbine ran on and off between 1941 and 1945 and it took the US over thirty years to achieve this amazing feat again.
Local film maker Ian Sweet and wind expert Dan Reicher tell the story of the Smith-Putnam Wind Turbine and how it influenced the future.
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