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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (7732)4/27/2009 2:18:02 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
Most utilities seek diversification so they're not dependent on one thing. As I've posted my elect provider gets energy from coal, natural gas, wind, nuclear, industrial timber waste ... Surprisingly they get a whopping 11% of their power from wind energy. This may be by far the biggest of any major utility provider in the country. They'd be foolish to go for 100% one thing or the other.

Just saw this:
awea.org
U.S. Wind Energy Projects
(As of 12/31/2008)
The following map shows installed megawatts (MW) for each state

TX 7116
Iowa 2790 (thats a surprise)
CA 2517

State Existing Under Construction Rank (Existing)
Texas 7,116 1,651 1
Iowa 2,790 20 2 (Iowa is a surprise)
California 2,517 275 3
Minnesota 1,752 0 4
Washington 1,375 70 5
Colorado 1,068 0 6
Oregon 1,067 250 7
Illinois 915 201 8
New York 832 464 9
Kansas 815 199 10