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Pioneer Editorial: Wind power improves but no panacea
US - Talk of renewable energy sources has been much abuzz over the production of ethanol first from corn, and a new excitement now in northern Minnesota into research to produce cellulostic ethanol from switch grass and wood wastes. While that continues to hold promise as a great new industry for northern Minnesota, we must not forget about another renewable energy source.It seems that almost everywhere you turn in Minnesota, the wind blows.
That fact was borne out this week by the American Wind Energy Association, which released its latest rankings of the states in power produced by wind. Minnesota moved up the list, blowing past Iowa, into third place behind two huge states — Texas and California.
The group showed that Minnesota added 405 megawatts of wind power generation last year and had 1,299 megawatts of wind energy at the end of 2007. That allowed Minnesota to edge by Iowa, which had 1,271 megawatts.
It sounds good that Minnesota is the third-largest producer of wind energy, but that pales in comparison with the leaders. Texas is the nation’s top wind power producer with 4,446 megawatts of wind energy at year’s end, nearly double second-place California’s 2,439 megawatts.
Minnesota’s movement up shows lots of potential for wind energy production and should garner a high spot on anyone’s list of renewable energy sources to develop in Minnesota. And those who remain optimistic about growing wind energy maintain that Minnesota should also be the place where wind turbine parts are manufactured — creating a new industry.
Source: The Bemidji Pioneer
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