Wind turbine power generation bests gas plants in 2012

UPDATED 16:03 PM EST, December 21, 2012

For the first time, power generated by wind turbines are exceeding the output of natural gas plants in 2012 as of Nov. 30. The surge in wind generation has been boosted by an expiring wind energy tax credit, Bloomberg reports.

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