Currently the U.S. only gets three percent of its energy from wind power, but the Mike Prior, Executive Director of the Iowa Wind Energy Association, expects that number to rise in the coming years.
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Here is a look at the top ten states that produce the most wind energy and the percentage of energy that they get from the wind.
All statistics are for 2013
State Megawatts/Hour Percent of total output
Texas – 35,937 ————8.3 percent
Iowa – 15,571 ————27.4 percent
California – 13,230 ————-6.6 percent
Oklahoma – 10,881 ————14.8 percent
Illinois – 9,607 ————-4.7 percent
Kansas – 9,430 ————19.4 percent
Minnesota – 8,065 ————15.7 percent
Oregon – 7,452 ————12.4 percent
Colorado – 7,382 ————13.8 percent
Washington – 7,008 ————-6.2 percent
Courtesy of the American Wind Energy Association
http://www.evwind.es/2014/10/08/u-s-top-10-wind-energy-states/47948
worldwatch@nodo50.org
Here is a look at the top ten states that produce the most wind energy and the percentage of energy that they get from the wind.
All statistics are for 2013
State Megawatts/Hour Percent of total output
Texas – 35,937 ————8.3 percent
Iowa – 15,571 ————27.4 percent
California – 13,230 ————-6.6 percent
Oklahoma – 10,881 ————14.8 percent
Illinois – 9,607 ————-4.7 percent
Kansas – 9,430 ————19.4 percent
Minnesota – 8,065 ————15.7 percent
Oregon – 7,452 ————12.4 percent
Colorado – 7,382 ————13.8 percent
Washington – 7,008 ————-6.2 percent
Courtesy of the American Wind Energy Association
http://www.evwind.es/2014/10/08/u-s-top-10-wind-energy-states/47948
worldwatch@nodo50.org