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Article: United States: San Francisco Plan Promotes Urban Wind Power.
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- October 3, 2009
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Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) unveiled plans yesterday for installing turbines on rooftops around the city, with a goal of commercializing small-scale wind power and bringing down the cost of renewable electricity.
The plans envision turbines on public and private buildings, as well as at Ocean Beach and Treasure Island. Newsom said demonstration turbines could be placed on the W Hotel, outside CityHall and on a new Public Utilities Commission building.
"We want to challenge the perception that wind is a rural or suburban phenomenon and not an urban resource," Newsom said. Small-scale wind power could contribute significantly to the city's goal of generating ...