The Rev. Charles Morris runs Michigan Interfaith Power and Light, a church-based alternative-energy group. (J. KYLE KEENER/Detroit Free Press) 5 facts about wind generation ¢ Wind machines generate electricity in 30 states. Those with the most wind production are California, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wyoming. ¢ Michigan has three commercial wind turbines that generate 2.6 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power about 750 homes. Iowa has more than 600 commercial wind turbines, producing enough electricity to power 140,000 homes. ¢ The United States ranks third in the world in wind power capacity behind Germany and Spain. ¢ Wind farms produce enough electricity to meet the needs of more than 600,000 families in the United States. ¢ The largest wind turbine in the world, in Hawaii, stands 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field. So you think you know about renewable energy? The Free Press asked Debra Rowe, a professor at Oakland Community College, to come up with questions to see how much we understand about renewable fuels. Rowe, who has an undergraduate degree from Yale University, along with a doctorate in business and a master’s degrees […]