Today, New York State has about 1, 500 megawatts of wind capacity.

目前，纽约全州有1 500兆瓦的风能发电能力。

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And while wind power has become more popular than solar power in the United States, researchers at Washington State University just decided to combine them.

而当今，在美国对风能的利用远比对太阳能的利用更加普遍，于是，华盛顿州立大学的研究人员决定将两者结合。

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The state also produces the second-most hydroelectric energy, and the eighth most non-hydroelectric alternative energy, mostly from state wind farms.

该州也生产大量的水电能源，并且在替代能源上排名第八，大部分能源来自于风力发电厂。

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Rick Freedman, head of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Miami, says budget cuts could also wind up costing the state more money.

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Grid operators in the Pacific Northwest have repeatedly pulled the plug on several large wind farms in Oregon and Washington State, collectively curtailing roughly 13 gigawatt hours (GWh) of wind power since last Wednesday.

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Boone Pickens stole the spotlight with his plans to build the world's largest wind farm slightly north of Amarillo in the Texas panhandle, the state's most powerful wind energy resources remain untapped.

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And Texas is a state with more wind energy production capacity than any other.

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