Apr 16, 2009
Texas Continues to Lead Nation in Wind Power
Texas continued to add substantially to its wind power generation last year bringing online 2,671 megawatts of new capacity - a mark that ranks it above all other states.
That's according to the latest report from the American Wind Energy Association. More new wind capacity was added in Texas during the year than in any country, except China and the United States as a whole. In fact, if Texas were a country, it would rank sixth in the world for wind capacity, behind Germany, the rest of the U.S., Spain, China and India.
Among the other states, Iowa surged in to second place in terms of total wind-power generation. California, once the nation's epicenter for wind power activity, dropped to third place.
Seven states now have more than 1,000 megawatts of capacity installed: Texas, Iowa, California, Minnesota, Washington, Colorado and Oregon.
Nationwide last year, more than 8,500 megawatts of new wind power capacity was installed. That increased the nation's cumulative total by 50 percent, to more than 25,300 megawatts, and pushed the U.S. above Germany as the country with the most amount of capacity installed. The U.S. capacity brought online in the fourth quarter alone - 4,313 megawatts - exceeds annual additions for every year except 2007.
The new installations position the U.S. to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity via wind energy by 2030, as long as the industry continues to garner policy support, the report says.
From San Antonio Business Journal. View Article»
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Posted by Garbage Trucks on 10/14 at 02:14 AM
I do not think that wind farms are not necessarily the solution more dense areas. Out West is a something which does not disturb anyone km. The only problem is the transmission of power.
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Posted by Used Bikes on 08/26 at 07:03 AM
I do not think that wind farms are not necessarily a solution in dense areas. In the west, there are miles and miles of nothing, not interfere with anyone. The only problem is the transmission of power.