Wind Projects Added 26% of New U.S. Energy Capacity in 2010
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U.S. wind power capacity grew 15 percent in 2010, reaching 2 percent of all the electricity generated in the nation, the American Wind Energy Association said.
Developers added turbines with a capacity to generate 5.1 gigawatts, putting total output at 40.1 gigawatts, according to an annual market report released by the lobby group in New York today. Fossil fuels generated about two-thirds of all power.