Apparently no one thought about the effects of cold temperatures when installing tax-payer funded wind turbines in Minnesota. Oops. Because of cold temperatures, fluids inside the turbines were too thick to allow the blades to spin. The wind turbines were originally installed in California where temperatures were much warmer. They were dismantled and refurbished before being shipped to Minnesota for their new installation.
Good news – local officials expect the $300,000 turbines to be spinning in a couple of months after an oil change and a few other modifications.
The turbines were purchased using federal renewable energy bonds.
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