2008July30: The cost of wind power is almost comparable to fossil fuels at between 4.5 and 7.5 cents per kw hour, according to FPL Energy, builder of the country’s largest wind farm in Horse Hollow, Texas (UK Guardian, 2008).
Reference: UK Guardian. 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/30/windpower.energy
Image Description: Texas Wind Power Map, based on AEI wind database. http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re_wind_maps.htm Image Permission: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
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