China's deepest offshore wind power project began operation on Tuesday after connecting to the grid in Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

One turbine operating at full capacity for a single hour can generate enough electricity to meet the daily needs of 1,200 households, assuming an average household consumption of 10 kilowatt-hours per day.

The wind farm is expected to save about 500,000 metric tons of standard coal each year.