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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Wind Energy Boom Sweeping U.S., Industry Watchers Say


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Turbines spin at the New Mexico Wind Energy Center near Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Wind is now the second largest source of new power generation in the U.S., utility industry experts say. This August U.S. wind energy generation capacity breezed over a milestone of 10,000 megawatts. That's enough electricity to power at least 2.5 million homes.

Photograph courtesy Sandia National Laboratories