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  2. Wind power in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Vestas V47-660kW wind turbine at American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, Texas A wind turbine blade on I-35 near Elm Mott, an increasingly common sight in Texas. Wind power has a long history in Texas. West Texas A&M University began wind energy research in 1970 and led to the formation of the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) in 1977.

  3. List of windmills in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A wind turbine in Texas A wind engine applied unusually, to power a plow, in Texas This list aims to include only traditional-type windmills, with the exception that it also includes NRHP-listed historic windpumps known as windmills, such as the "Iron Turbine Windmill" in Arizona.

  4. Energy in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Brazos Wind Farm, Fluvanna, 2004. Texas has over 150 wind farms, which together have a total nameplate capacity of over 30,000 MW (as of 2020). [5] [6] If Texas were a country, it would rank fifth in the world: [5] The installed wind capacity in Texas exceeds installed wind capacity in all countries but China, the United States, Germany and India.

  5. History of wind power - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Wind power was widely available and not confined to the banks of fast-flowing streams, or later, requiring sources of fuel. Wind-powered pumps drained the polders of the Netherlands, and in arid regions such as the American midwest or the Australian outback, wind pumps provided water for livestock and steam engines.

  6. Category:Wind power in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 11:20 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. List of power stations in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas electricity generation by type, 2001-2024. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Texas, sorted by type and name.In 2022, Texas had a total summer capacity of 148,900 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 525,562 GWh. [2]

  8. Wind power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A lack of transmission capacity forced wind turbines to be shut down at times and reduced wind power generation in Texas by 17% in 2009. [64] In 2011, Texas had become the first state to surpass the 10,000 MW mark. [65] On completion in 2016, the Los Vientos Wind Farm became Texas's most powerful wind farm with a total installed capacity of 912 ...

  9. Wind energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Brazos Wind Farm in Texas. Mendota Hills Wind Farm in northern Illinois. Wind power is a branch of the energy industry that has expanded quickly in the United States over the last several years. [3] In 2023, 421.1 terawatt-hours were generated by wind power, or 10.07% of electricity in the United States. [4]