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Wind energy grows 28% in a year, delivering more economic benefits to America than ever

Washington, DC, April 11--Wind energy grew 28 percent in America last year, setting a new installation record and confirming its status as a mainstream energy source, according to the American…

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Eighty percent of Ohio voters support requiring a portion of the state’s energy to come from clean sources

27 February 2013 by Ellen Carey

Ohioans support renewable energy and clean energy policies that drive private investment dollars

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Tagged: Ohio Poll
PRESS RELEASE: AWEA applauds critical step to modernize power grid in Western U.S.

12 February 2013 by Ellen Carey

Move will save consumers billions of dollars and facilitate renewable energy growth across the West

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Tagged: CAISO California Colorado Idaho Mountain West New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington West Wyoming
PRESS RELEASE: Wind energy top source for new generation in 2012

30 January 2013 by Peter Kelley

4Q numbers show 2012 was best year ever, as industry reached 60,000 MW; Texas, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois are leaders

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PRESS RELEASE: U.S. wind industry’s 4Q numbers to show success of Production Tax Credit

23 January 2013 by Ellen Carey

Press Webinar with AWEA CEO and Chief Economist next Wednesday

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Tagged: 4Q RESULTS 2012 Manufacturing manufacturing jobs

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Top states for installed new wind capacity during the third quarter include Kansas, (473 MW); Oregon (333 MW); Texas (281 MW); Oklahoma (229 MW); and Nevada (152 MW)
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Driving today costs over 15 cents/mi for gas, while running an electric car on wind power costs less than 3 cents/mi. It's like paying 70 cents a gallon at the pump & saving a driver over $1,400/year.
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American wind is one of the most affordable forms of new energy. It costs less than new coal or nuclear energy. It competes with natural gas in wind-rich regions.
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35 percent of new U.S. electric generating capacity came from wind from 2007-2011, with less than 15 percent of new capacity coming from coal, and less than 1 percent coming from nuclear.
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The U.S. wind energy industry could support 500,000 jobs, according to the Department of Energy's 20 percent Wind Energy by 2030 study
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Grid operators in America and worldwide already rely on wind power to keep the lights on.
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There are 472 U.S. factories currently online and supplying the wind industry.
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The U.S. wind industry supported more than 75,000 jobs in 2011. A full 30,000 of those jobs were in manufacturing.
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There are 39 states with utility scale wind farms as of the end of October 2012.
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Over 40,000 wind turbines across the US can now produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of all the homes in MI, OH, IA, CO, and NV combined.
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