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.

FORBES: Forced Outages for Northwest Wind Farms - 13 Gigs Wasted and Still Counting

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.

FORBES: Tax-Blowing Boondoggle: Don't Give Wind Energy More Credit Than It Deserves