Sat, Jun 13
|Big Picture Theater & Cafe
Wind Power: Vermont Leads
Join Vermont Productions at The Big Picture as they return for another documentary debut. Screening Saturday, June 13th @ 7pm Please RSVP to this free event. Donations accepted at the door.
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM
Big Picture Theater & Cafe, 48 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT 05673, USA
About the event
Wind Power
Vermont Leads the Way
It is relatively unknown that in 1941 in Vermont, the first megawatt-size wind turbine on Grandpa’s Knob, was connected to the local electrical grid. The 1.25-MW Smith-Putnam wind turbine is erected in Castletown, Vermont. Incredibly, it took over 40 years before this feat was once again accomplished. The documentary focuses on how this came about, those involved, how the turbine was developed and built, and its impact on the future of power producing wind turbines.