The state of Iowa now produces more wind energy than any other in the nation except Texas, according to a report released yesterday by the American Wind Energy Association .

Iowa has more than doubled its installed generation capacity in the last year alone, going from 1,273 MW at the beginning of last year to 2,790 MW at the beginning of this year.

National employment numbers in the wind energy sector rose as well, up from 50,000 jobs last year to 85,000 this year.

“Because wind projects can be built quickly,” Says AWEA CEO Denise Bode, “positive legislation from Congress will have immediate and visible effects. Looking forward, it will also be important for the new Administration and Congress to put in place long-term, supportive renewable energy policies to make the new clean energy economy a reality.”

Read more about it here: (AWEA Newsroom)