US wind resources more abundant than first thought

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New study finds that improvements in turbine designs has led to a huge increase in potential wind energy capacity

Technology developments have increased the total feasible onshore wind capacity in the US over three-fold since 1993, according to an analysis of government data by the American Wind Energy Association....

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