A cool wind's a-blowing cross the land -

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" $13.8 billion investment in new turbines pushed the country’s wind power generating capacity ahead of hydropower last year, according to a report released Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Wind generation supplied 5.5 percent of the country’s electricity last year, up from 4.7 percent in 2015, according to the EIA. In five states — Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Dakota — wind sources account for more than 20 percent of electricity generation.

“For these states, and across America, wind is welcome because it means jobs, investment, and a better tomorrow for rural communities,” said Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association in a statement"

You know, the only negative thing about wind generation is that all that "captured" wind is probably affecting how hot the earth is becoming - you know, not cooling it off (Repuke talking point)


http://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/06/wind-takes-renewable-power-crown-from-hydro-in-u-s/