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To Meet Wind Power Goals, Government Action Needed

Posted on July 01, 2008

Further government intervention will be required in order to meet the policy goal of supplying 20% of US power needs by 2030, according to a recent analysis by the Congressional Research Service. Although windpower currently provides only about 1% of U.S. electricity needs, it is growing more rapidly than any other energy source. In 2007, over 5,000 megawatts of new wind generating capacity were installed in the United States, second only to new natural gas-fired generating capacity. Wind power has become mainstream in many regions of the country, and is no longer considered an altern...

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