Wind Power Becomes America's Largest Renewable Resource

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Feb 10, 2017, 10:19 am126 pts
Wind power overtook hydropower to become the biggest source of renewable electric capacity in the U.S. in 2016 and is now the nation's fourth-largest energy source overall, according to figures released Thursday by the American Wind Energy Association . New wind installations in 2016 pushed the sector to more…

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