What are the limitations of extracting energy from the wind?

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Windmill converts the kinetic energy of wind into the kinetic energyFollowing are few limitations encountered in harnessing energy from wind.
$∙$ A windmill requires wind with a speed more than 15 km/h to generate electricity from wind energy.
$∙$ The initial cost of setting up a windmill is high.
$∙$ Also, a large area of land is required to set up windmill farms.

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