Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically

May 12th, 2008 in Technology / Energy
Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically (AP)

In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, the PPM Energy wind farm is seen in Wasco, Ore. Two decades from now Americans are as likely to be getting their electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, the Energy Department says. (AP photo/Rick Bowmer)

(AP) -- Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.

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