Bowling Green, Ohio

===Energy policy===
[[Image:Bowling Green Wind Power.jpg|thumb|A wind turbine outside of Bowling Green, Ohio.]]
[[Wind power in Ohio#American Municipal Power Inc Wind Farm|Ohio's first]] utility-sized [[wind farm]] is located along [[U.S. Route 6]] just west of the city limits.<ref name="bg_wind_farm">{{Cite web |title=Ohio's First Commercial Wind Farm |url=http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageID=104 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110050228/https://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageID=104 |archive-date=2007-11-10 |access-date=2008-12-15 |publisher=Green Energy Ohio}}</ref> There are four turbines that are each {{convert|257|ft}} tall. These turbines generate up to 7.2 megawatts of power, which is enough to supply electricity for some 3,000 residents. Located about {{convert|6|mi|0|spell=in}} from the city, the turbines can be seen for miles and have become a [[Unconventional wind turbines#Wind turbines on public display|local attraction]].<ref name="wind_tourism">{{Cite web |date=2008-01-12 |title=Ohio gov blows hard with wind-powered energy |url=http://www.environmentohio.org/in-the-news/energy/energy/-ohio-gov-blows-hard-with-wind-powered-energy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726032837/http://www.environmentohio.org/in-the-news/energy/energy/-ohio-gov-blows-hard-with-wind-powered-energy |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2008-12-15 |publisher=Environment Ohio}}</ref> At the site of the turbines, a solar-powered kiosk provides information for visitors, including current information on wind speeds and the amount of energy being produced by the turbines.