A Rain Bird’s eye view

A long-trusted provider of efficient irrigation products, Rain Bird is now offering golf courses yet another environmentally-conscious solution: the WT-M 50 kW wind turbine.

“We know that courses using significant amounts of power to operate irrigation pumps and other electrical fixtures and appliances need a way to reduce their energy costs. By offering irrigation products and wind turbines, Rain Bird will be able to help these golf courses save both water and energy,” says Mason Sorenson, Rain Bird’s wind turbine senior sales manager.

Specifically designed for golf course environments, these turbines help courses decrease both their energy costs and their dependence on local utilities. The smallest turbine is similar in size to a mature oak tree, standing approximately 100 feet tall with blades that spin in a 63-foot diameter.

“This is a totally new direction for Rain Bird, but it makes sense from a sustainability standpoint,” says Dave Johnson, Rain Bird’s director of corporate marketing.