A single, modern wind turbine can typically produce between 2 and 8 megawatts (MW) of electricity, though this varies significantly depending on factors like turbine size, location, and wind conditions. Wind turbines are capable of spinning their blades on hillsides, in the ocean, next to factories and above homes. Now we explain daily, yearly, and lifetime output, compare onshore and offshore turbines, and highlight efficiency, capacity factors, and real U. To see how a wind turbine works, click on. A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As of 2020, hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year.