HOUSTON — Texas is still the nation’s leader in wind-generated energy, while Iowa has dropped to fourth in the nation behind California and Minnesota, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
The trade group said Texas expanded its wind-energy capacity by 57 percent in 2007. Nationally, more than $9 billion in investments helped U.S. capacity grow by 45 percent last year.
Industry officials said 2008 is poised to match those levels.
The installed capacity for Texas jumped to about 4,300 megawatts at the end of 2007, from about 2,700 megawatts one year ago.
Iowa, which previously was listed third in wind energy, has fallen behind Minnesota, which produces 1,299 megawatts of wind energy. That’s 26 megawatts ahead of Iowa.
California has about 2,400 megawatts.
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