Wind turbine fire in Nolan County - KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com
Wind turbine fire in Nolan County | KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com
NOLAN COUNTY, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC) – A wind turbine in Nolan County caught on fire Saturday morning.
Courtesy of the Nolan Volunteer Fire Department
At 11:47 a.m. on December 30, crews responded to a turbine fire near the intersection of Highway 89 and 126. They also tackled some small grass fires.
Ecca Fire Department, Mulberry Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, Nolan Volunteer Fire Department, and Lake Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene, and crews are monitoring the area for any remaining hot spots.
Related Knowledge Center: ENERGY BASICS: wind
Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent.