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Wind Power Grows 27% in 2011
March 14, 2012 | Energy Information Administration

“Generation from wind turbines in the United States increased 27% in 2011 compared to 2010, continuing a trend of rapid growth. During the past five years capacity additions of wind turbines were the main driver of the growth in wind power output. As the amount of wind generation increases, electric power system operators have faced challenges with integrating increasing amounts of this intermittent generation source into their systems.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration press release.


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