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Texas and Iowa Installed More Wind Turbines Than Ever Last Year


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By Christopher Martin

(Bloomberg) The top two U.S. states for wind power installed their most turbines ever last year, helping push up nationwide capacity growth to a seven-year high as tax benefits sent developers rushing projects into service.

Texas added almost 4 gigawatts and Iowa installed 1.7 gigawatts, expanding their lead in wind power capacity, according to a report from the American Wind Energy Association released Wednesday. That helped boost total U.S. installations to 9.1 gigawatts last year, the most since the expiration of federal tax credits triggered a building boom in 2012.

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Those tax credits got extended several times and were set to expire again this year, setting off another race to complete projects. That ushered in the industry’s third-best year in history, and another extension for one year was approved just before they expired.



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