State Trends
In five U.S. states, 10 percent or more of electricity generation came from wind power in 2011. South Dakota leads the states, with wind power making up 22 percent of its electricity generation in 2011. Iowa generated 19 percent of its electricity in 2011 with wind energy. And in North Dakota, wind power’s contribution was 15 percent.
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