Did you know that Blacksburg has its own wind turbine? I didn't either, honestly, until last night, when I attended a focus group to discuss sustainable energy sources as part of the Town's Climate plan.
There's information about the project, and real-time stats. Something interesting I learned … those high-gust winds we often get in winter? Blacksburg doesn't have the sustained winds necessary to make energy sourced from wind turbines feasible … but the counties of Giles and Floyd do. Co-op, anyone?
