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Air power: how Texas got to be number one in wind energy.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-DEC-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Air power: how Texas got to be number one in wind energy.(FAQ: BRIAN D. SWEANY ON THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY)

Article Excerpt
Giant wind turbines are popping up all across West Texas, Where do we stand when it comes to wind energy? This has been a banner year for the state's wind industry, which now has approximately 2,150 turbines. In May Jerry Patterson, the commissioner of the General Land Office, announced plans for the largest offshore wind farm in the country. Located off the coast of Padre Island near Baffin Bay, it will cover 39,900 acres. ("The race for wind energy is like a modern-day space race," Patterson said without a hint of irony at one press conference.) This summer Texas surpassed California as the top producer of wind energy in the United States. And in October FPL Energy (Florida Power and Light) dedicated the Horse Hollow Wind...

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