The world’s largest wind farm is the Roscoe Wind Complex in Texas. It covers 100,000 acres, has 600+ turbines, and at full capacity generates 781.5 megawatts of power.

Compare that to New York City’s energy use on a hot day:

With the temperature expected to reach triple digits across the city by afternoon, Con Edison officials were preparing for the highest demand for power they had ever had to supply. Their forecast was for 13,450 megawatts, a surge they said — fingers crossed — that they were prepared for.

So, all New York City needs to run on wind is A) wind (it’s not particularly breezy in the current hot spell); and B) a wind farm about the size of Delaware. Good luck with that.