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Staci Matlock | The New Mexican

1/10/2009 - 12/11/08

Wind energy in New Mexico

Total wind farms: 4

Total installed capacity to date: 496 megawatts

Total wind farms under construction or planned: At least five

Total wind energy capacity: 2,585 megawatts

N.M. rank in national wind energy potential: 12

Potential wind energy capacity (conservative estimate): 11,600 megawatts (116 billion kilowatts)

Source: American Wind Energy Association and New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory




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