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Texas extended its already formidable national lead in wind power by clearing the way Thursday for a major expansion of the state’s electrical power transmission network, valued at nearly $5 billion, a move that will triple its current wind power capacity.

The preliminary approval from the Public Utility Commission of Teaxs (PUCT) effectively green-lights tens of billions of dollars more in wind development investment and will supply the state with more than 18,00 megawatts of additional wind power.

The decision consolidates Texas as “the epicenter of land-based wind energy development in North America,if not the world,” said Commision Chairman Barry Smitherman in a statement. (MORE…)