U.S. Wind Energy Capacity Equal to 11 Nuclear Plants, Group Says

Yale Environment 360: Electricity produced by wind energy in the U.S. now equals the output of 11 nuclear power plants, according to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association, a trade organization. As congressional leaders consider the extension of a tax credit for the emerging wind energy sector, the AWEA says that a surge in wind projects since 2008 has pushed the sector past 50,000 megawatts, enough electricity for 13 million homes -- or all the residences in Nevada, Colorado, Wisconsin, Virginia, Alabama,...

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