US Wind Energy Industry To Increase Generating Capacity By 3,000 MW In 2007 (About 25%) - Reuters

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LOS ANGELES - The United States will boost its wind power capacity this year by about 25 percent, an industry group said on Thursday.

More than 3,000 megawatts of wind power turbines will be added in the United States -- enough to power about 825,000 households, the American Wind Power Association said.

At the end of 2006, there were about 11,600 megawatts of US wind power, which was a 20 percent increase from 2005, the AWEA said.

Texas will extend its lead over other states in wind power. It will add more than 1,000 megawatts of wind power this year, the AWEA said.

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1. That's the equivalent of one 1000 MW coal/nuclear power plant

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