Wind Energy
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Wind energy is the nation's fastest-growing energy source. Since 2000, America's wind power capacity has more than quadrupled. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) estimates that American wind farms generated over 1.5% of U.S. electricity supply in 2008, an estimated 49 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of wind energy. Favorable state and federal policies and growing evidence of wind's lighter carbon footprint through project life cycle have spurred continued growths.
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