Siddaiah Hiremath and Sacchidananda Kurgund write about the hundreds of windmills used for power generation in Gadag and Chitradurga districts respectively.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/strong-winds-blow-across-hills
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wind-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chitradurga-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gadag-d