ND is Top 10 in Wind Power

Look across North Dakota s landscape and you might see why the state is now in the top ten in a growing energy sector The state is now 10th in wind power production The American Wind Energy Association reports the state moved from 13th into the top ten with more than 12-hundred megawatts of wind power capacity Texas is the top-rated state for wind-generated energy with about eight times the output of North Dakota

Nd Wind Energy in Top 10

North Dakota has been at the top of many lists And recently the state was added to yet another one The American Wind Energy Association names North Dakota as one of the top ten wind producing states in the country P-S-C Commissioner Tony Clark says it a pretty remarkable accomplishment for the state Nearly ten years ago North Dakota had zero mega watts of commercial wind energy Now the state is producing about 12-hundred mega watts Tony Clark PSC Commissioner With the wind power that we have on line right now in North Dakota could power the annual electricity needs of about 360-thousand homes It gives you can idea of the power that is out there Its a lot and we have a wonderful wind resource which is a good part of the reason Clark says there are many other places that have good wind resources that haven t seen as much development as North Dakota He says he believes that has to do with the citizens across the state economic development groups and regulators who have all come together with a vision for increasing windpower

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