8, American Wind Energy Association said in a report in the government, society and business efforts, the United States in the development of wind energy in recent years has achieved significant results, wind energy has become the major clean energy.
Data provided by the association last year, wind power generation in American history is the fastest growing of the year. During the year, the U.S. wind power generation facilities to produce new 10 000-megawatt electricity, enough to 2.4 million families live electricity. America now has a total of more than 200 wind power generation facilities with a total generating capacity of 35,000 MW. In the development of wind power, Iowa State and Texas in the U.S. states of impressive.
Reported that the benefits of wind power over: First of all, wind power generation to reduce the use of fossil fuels, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions; Secondly, since the wind turbines to reduce the traditional power of water each year for the United States save a lot of water resources; third , wind power provides more employment opportunities, the current development of the nation in wind energy at about 8.5 million people, all over the states.
Report pointed out that with the further promotion of wind energy, the federal government the need for the development of uniform standards for wind energy to replace the current standard states went their own ways.
