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For the second quarter of this year, Texas added 454 megawatts of wind generating capacity, giving the state of Texas’ capacity more than 8,000 megawatts for the first time, and to be the first state that has done so.

One megawatt of wind powers 225-300 homes.

The state of Texas is first in new wind power generating capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Iowa is second, with around 3,000 megawatts. Missouri, Washington and California also appear on the list. Texas was second in wind growth, behind Missouri’s push to expand more than 90%.

Central Texas is home to the Roscoe Project, the nation’s largest wind project, which helped push Texas to its 8,000 megawatts.

According to American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode, “Our challenge now is to sieze the historic opportunity before us to unleash this entrepeneurial force and build up an entire new industry here in the U.S. that will create jobs, avoid carbon and strengthen our energy security.”