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A Wind Farm That Can Power 168,000 Homes is Blowing Into Central Texas

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Texas accounts for a quarter of wind-powered energy in the United States.

dallasnews.com - by Orla McCaffrey - August 14, 2019

When representatives of a renewable energy company first approached Concho County residents about building a wind farm on their sloping terrain in Central Texas, landowners weren't sold . . .

. . . But a series of nearby wind developments in recent years helped get locals on board, reviving plans for the site 2 miles northwest of Eden, Texas. Construction of a wind farm called Maverick Creek is set to begin in September, with annual wind energy production in the state on track to surpass coal energy for the first time.

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