Approximately forty miles west of Abilene, situated along Interstate 20, Sweetwater has inadvertently transformed into the site hosting what could be regarded as the world’s largest assemblage of discarded wind turbine blades.
This assortment began taking shape when the first blades were deposited in a field adjacent to the apartment complex where Pamala Meyer resides on the town’s west side back in 2017. Initially, Pamala wasn’t too concerned. However, the blades, which measure between 150 and 200 feet in length and primarily consist of composite materials like fiberglass with a binding resin, continued to arrive. Each blade was subsequently divided into thirds, with each segment surpassing the length of a school bus.
Over several years, thousands of these blade sections descended upon the area, ultimately covering over thirty acres. They formed stacks towering as high as basketball backboards. In between these stacks, at intervals of a few dozen feet, pathways among the blades created an intricate maze-like landscape.