California's grid operator reported that wind and solar production met 9% of California's peak electricity demand on Earth Day. Pennsylvania has received as much as 4% of its total electricity from just wind.
California also gets about 55% of its electricity from gas; 15% from nuclear; 12% from large hydro; and just 2% from coal.
Iowa now gets close to 20% of its annual electricity demand supplied by wind power and wind provides 7% of Texas' annual power needs.
Wind and solar will grow again in 2011 and new national production records for both will be set this year.
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