List of Top Wind Power States

Articles — By on January 30, 2009 8:32 am

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According to the American Wind Energy Association, as of today, the top five states for wind energy generation are:

1.  Texas, 7,116 MW

2.  Iowa, 2,790 MW

3.  California, 2,517 MW

4.  Minnesota, 1,752 MW

5.  Washington, 1,375 MW

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  1. What would be interesting is to see an estimate of how much wind power “could” be generated from each of our 50 states.

    I’m wondering if current production will correlate, or if there are states with high potential that are dragging their feet on wind development.

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