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==Extreme Weather Operation==
 
==Extreme Weather Operation==
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* '''Ross Island Wind Farm''' (RIWF) – Is a .99MW three-turbine wind farm located on Crater Hill, Ross Island, Antarctica. It is the southern-most wind farm in the world and supplies power to and links the electrical grids of both New Zealand’s Scott Base and the US’ McMurdo Station. <ref>https://www.power-technology.com/projects/rossislandwindfarm/#:~:text=The%200.99MW%20wind%20farm,stations%20on%20Ross%20Island%2C%20Antarctica. </ref>
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* '''Ross Island Wind Farm''' (RIWF) – Is a .99MW three-turbine wind farm located on Crater Hill, Ross Island, Antarctica. It is the southern-most wind farm in the world and supplies power to and links the electrical grids of both New Zealand’s Scott Base and the US’ McMurdo Station. The turbines offset a diesel fuel usage of 120,000 gallons a year. <ref>https://www.power-technology.com/projects/rossislandwindfarm/#:~:text=The%200.99MW%20wind%20farm,stations%20on%20Ross%20Island%2C%20Antarctica. </ref> <ref>https://mashable.com/article/wind-turbines-texas</ref>
    
* '''Kotzebue Electric Association''' runs a 915KW wind farm for the Alaskan community of Kotzebue, north of the arctic circle. <ref>https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/44522.pdf</ref>
 
* '''Kotzebue Electric Association''' runs a 915KW wind farm for the Alaskan community of Kotzebue, north of the arctic circle. <ref>https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/44522.pdf</ref>
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