Case Study: Wind Farms in Norway

• Background Information:
• Currently, Norway is home to 15 wind farms, producing enough electricity for 50,000 households.
• The largest wind farm is in Smola, Nord-More.  This accounts for half of the total production of electricity in Norway.
• It has 68 wind turbines producing 450 GWh of electricity per year.

Advantages:

• As the wind conditions are one of the best in Europe, the wind farms are very cost effective.
• Nearly…