Salazar: Wind power along Atlantic coast equals 3,000 coal plants
April 6, 2009 at 3:06 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsFrom the Associated Press:
Salazar said ocean winds along the East Coast can generate 1 million megawatts of power, roughly the equivalent of 3,000 medium-sized coal-fired power plants. That’s nearly five times more than currently exist in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department.
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