Texas breaks US wind energy record

Lone Star State generates nearly a fifth of electricity from wind power

Cath Everett
BusinessGreen.com
March 8, 2010

Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW - to its main grid.

The figure, which did not include power generated in its windy Panhandle region, is expected to increase significantly in the coming years as the state plans to invest nearly $5bn on increasing the number of transmission lines in the state supporting new wind farms.

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