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Some of Tallest Wind Turbines in the U.S. Are Going Up in Texas

  • Duke using Vestas 3.6 megawatt turbines for farm near Laredo
  • The windmills will stand taller than the Washington Monument
A worker stands on top of a Vestas A/S wind turbine.

A worker stands on top of a Vestas A/S wind turbine.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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Duke Energy Corp. is installing some of America’s tallest wind turbines in southern Texas.

The company is using 590-foot (180-meter) windmills from Vestas Wind Systems A/S to build a project southeast of Laredo, according to a statement Thursday. That’s three stories taller than the Washington Monument.