Wind power is now the top clean energy source in the U.S.

Wind power now claims the top spot on America's clean energy ladder Turbines have overtaken hydropower dams as the largest single source of U.S. renewable electric capacity for the first time, new data shows. At the end of 2016, the U.S. wind sector had nearly 82,200 megawatts in installed capacity, the American Wind Energy Associated (AWEA) announced on Thursday. Hydropower, by contrast, had roughly 80,000 megawatts in installed capacity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). "American wind power is now the #1 source of renewable capacity, thanks to more than 100,000 wind workers across all 50 states," Tom Kiernan, CEO of the wind advocacy group, said in a statement. So it's not all doom and gloom yet in the US for renewable energy. See http://ift.tt/2k8gJnI