wind farmer

plural wind farmers

1. Someone who owns or manages a wind farm.

   This would clearly put a wind farmer out of business.

   1983, ASME Wind Energy Symposium: Papers Presented at ... Annual Energy-Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, ASME, page 109

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   The new turbine will soon have a chance to prove itself during the breezy summer months, when it's expected to show an energy-capture ratio (wind-farmer lingo for operating efficiency) at least 10 percent better than the current generation

   1991 July 28, Popular Science, volume 239, number 1, page 56

   Some, such as Ringkøbing's Landbobank (farmers' bank), have financed so many wind turbines that they've been dubbed the “wind farmers' bank.” Danish wind co-ops vary in size from a single turbine to small wind farms.

   2004, Paul Gipe, Wind Power

   The human factor: Skills and support Succeeding as a home wind farmer isn't easy. Wind-electric systems are more difficult to maintain than, say, gardens.

   2009, Ian Woofenden, Wind Power For Dummies, page 24

   Any modern‐day wind farmer will tell you that a series of questions must be answered to determine whether a site is suitable for the construction and operation of a wind turbine.

   2019, Brandon N. Owens, The Wind Power Story: A Century of Innovation that Reshaped the Global Energy Landscape...