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30% Wind Power Feasible, New U.S. Study Finds PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Ben Block and Amanda Chiu - Worldwatch Institute   
Friday, 29 January 2010

Article Source: Worldwatch Institute

A new U.S. Department of Energy study concludes that up to 30 percent of the eastern and Midwestern United States could technically power itself with wind energy, the most optimistic government projection produced so far. A 2008 analysis of wind speeds, infrastructure capacity, and government regulations estimated that the United States could generate 20 percent of its electricity from wind energy by 2030.

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