VAN WERT, Ohio — Cooper Farms Cooked Meats has joined the wind-power revolution, having recently installed two 1.5 megawatt wind turbines. The turbines will provide more than 50 percent of the Van Wert plant’s power needs, and save valuable natural resources.
Though these only add to the multitude of turbines that are now a part of the Van Wert county skyline, the decision was made through careful research and planning, said owners Jim and Gary Cooper.
“We created a team of individuals whose job it was to explore the possibilities of using wind turbines here at our Van. . .