Wind Turbine

The Wind Turbine is a power-generating building that produces Electricity when its operating area is kept clear. Its body is 4 tiles wide and 5 tiles tall, but it also requires a 3-tile buffer on both sides and above it. If that space is empty, multiple Wind Turbines can be placed near one another without interfering with each other as long as the required gaps are respected.

The turbine is fairly forgiving about some objects in its working area. Ladders and natural plants such as Grain, flowers, and Broadleaf Trees do not count as obstacles, so they do not prevent it from functioning normally. In contrast, even a small amount of accumulated rainwater lowers its efficiency, so it is best to keep it under a roof or otherwise protected from weather.

When the area around it is completely unobstructed and it can operate at 100%, a Wind Turbine generates 192 Wh of Electricity per day. Building 52 of them is enough to nearly reach the 10,000 Wh required for the science victory, so mass placement is a viable approach if you have the space. However, the footprint and spacing requirements make large turbine farms difficult to fit cleanly, so for achievement-focused runs it is practical to combine them with other generators such as the Thermal Generator.