Eli5: Why are wind turbine blades not wider? Wouldn’t they catch more wind if they were?

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In my mind I have images of sail like blades. Would they not catch more wind if they were wider?

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Hijacking the question to ask another one. Why do they turn them off? I see multiple turbines with some on and others off. Surly on a breezy day you’d want to make the most of wind and have them all in use?

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