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OKIsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 10:40 AM
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Wind power gains momentum (in Pennsylvania)
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http://www.bnd.com/508/story/411324.html
Posted on Sat, Aug. 09, 2008

Wind power gains momentum

By SANDY BAUERS
The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Across the state, wind has become the dominant renewable-energy fuel.

Nine commercial wind farms with a total of 175 turbines have a capacity of 294 megawatts - enough to power 78,000 households. Five more wind farms under construction will double that by year's end.

About 70 more projects are in development.

"Right now, it's the cheapest renewable resource available," said Charlie Young, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. "It's on par, in some cases, with traditional sources of energy."

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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 10:42 AM
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1. This is so exciting! We thought it would happen back in the 70s.
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