The NGIPS platform is critical for clean energy, especially variable resources like wind power and solar photovoltaics.

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Many Senate Republicans--especially in the Southeast where wind power is scarce--aren't comfortable with the "renewable portfolio standard" mandating utilities provide a minimum amount of clean energy production.

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The solar and wind power segments are especially well represented.

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Wind power is growing fast around the world and America, especially Texas, is leading the movement.

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For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.

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