Texas breaks US wind energy record

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Lone Star State generates nearly a fifth of electricity from wind power

Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW - to its main grid...

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