MA plans for wind power

from the Berkshire Eagle (MA) (1/14):

Patrick unveils big push for wind power
The Associated Press
Updated: 01/14/2009 08:26:05 AM EST

"BOSTON (AP) — Wind turbines would increasingly dot the Massachusetts landscape under a plan unveiled by Gov. Deval Patrick to ramp up the state's reliance on wind power over the next dozen years.

Patrick said Tuesday he wants the state to be producing 2,000 megawatts of wind electricity annually by 2020, enough to power 800,000 homes — or about 10 percent of the state's current energy needs. The state has just nine major wind turbines now, producing less than seven megawatts of power annually." ...

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