Oklahoma ranks sixth in wind power, trade association says

The wind industry’s trade group, the American Wind Energy Association, said Oklahoma added more than 1,100 megawatts of wind power capacity in 2012. Oklahoma moved up from eighth place to sixth in the association’s rankings of state wind capacity.

 
BY PAUL MONIES | Published: January 31, 2013   

Oklahoma now ranks sixth in the nation for wind-generation capacity after a torrid fourth quarter that saw developers scrambling to finish projects before a federal tax credit deadline.

photo - Wind turbines are shown southwest of Weatherford. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES
Wind turbines are shown southwest of Weatherford. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES

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The year-end ranking by the American Wind Energy Association put Oklahoma’s total capacity at more than 3,134 megawatts. That’s enough to power more than 750,000 homes. The state ranked...
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