1.The United States currently has 61,110 MW of installed wind project capacity, comprising 5.7% of total U.S. installed electric generating capacity.
目前美国拥有611亿千瓦的风能容量，占据全美国总电量的5.7%。
2. Wind mills have been in use since 2000 B.C. and were first developed in China and Persia.
2000多年前，中国、波斯等国开始使用以风作为能源的动力机械——风车。
3. Wind power is currently the fastest-growing source of electricity production in the world.
风力发电资源是目前世界上电力容量发展速度最快的清洁能源。
4. Iowa and South Dakota generated more than 25% of their energy from wind during 2013.
2013年，美国爱荷华州及南达科塔州超过25%的能源来自风能。
5.A single wind turbine can power 500 homes.
一个风力机能供应500个家庭使用。
6.In 2012, the Shepherds Flat wind project became the largest online wind project in the United States (845 megawatts), breaking the record previously held by the Roscoe Wind Farm (781.5 megawatts).
2012年，项目成为美国最大的网上风能项目其容量达到了854万兆，打破了一直由保持的781.5万兆的记录。
7.In 2013, the roughly 168 million megawatt-hours generated by wind energy avoided 95.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) — the equivalent of reducing power-sector CO2 emissions by 4.4% or removing 16.9 million cars from the roads.
仅在2013年，近1.68亿兆瓦风能的使用使大气的二氧化碳排放量减少9560万公吨。这一数字相当于减少了4.4%以二氧化碳排放导向为主的能源产业，也相当于1690万辆汽车的二氧化碳总排放量。
8.There’s enough on-shore wind in America to power the ry 10 times over.
美国丰富的海岸风能可以供给全国电能总消耗量10次。
9.In 2013, 12 states aced for 80% of U.S. wind-generated electricity: Texas, Iowa, California, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration March Electric Power Monthly report.
根据美国能源信息部公布报告称：2013年，美国十二个州囊括了全国近80%de 风力发电能源总量，包括：德克萨斯，爱荷华，加利福尼亚，俄克拉何马，伊利诺亚，肯色，明尼苏达、科罗拉多、华盛顿、北达科他及怀俄明州。
10.Most wind turbines (95%) are installed on private land.
95%的风力发电机放置于私人土地。
11. Modern wind turbines produce 15 times more electricity than the typical turbine did in 1990.
现代风力发电机所产生的电能是1990年代的传统发电机的15倍。
12.At times, wind energy produces as much as 25% of the electricity on the Texas power grid.
风力发电可以占据了德克萨斯州电力网发电总量的25%。
13.American wind power is a $10 billion a year industry.
美国风能业是一个拥有100亿美元市场的产业。
14. Unlike nearly every other form of energy, wind power uses virtually no water.
风能和任何其他的能源不同的是，它是几乎不消耗水来转化能量的清洁能源。
15.By 2030, U.S. wind power will save nearly 30 trillion bottles of water.
到2030年，美国风能资源的发展将节约300000亿瓶水。
16.At times, wind power produces as much as 45% of the electricity in Spain.
有时风能发电总量占据西班牙45%的总发电量。
17.Wind energy became the number-one source of new U.S. electricity-generating capacity for the first time in 2012, providing some 42% of all new generating capacity. In fact, 2012 was a strong year for all renewables, as together they aced for more than 55% of all new U.S. generating capacity.
风力发电在2012年成为美国电力网能源排名第一的资源，提供了近42%的新电力容量。事实上，2012年是清洁能源强势发展的一年，以风力发电为首的清洁能源占据了55%的新电力容量。
18. During 2013, California led the nation in new wind installations (with 269 megawatts), followed by Kansas, Michigan, Texas, and New York.
2013年，加利福尼亚州在继肯色州，密苏里州，德克萨斯州和纽约之后，全面实施了全州风力发电机推广安装政策。
19.70% of all U.S. Congressional Districts are home to an operating wind project, a wind-related manufacturing facility, or both.
美国70%的国会选区是风力制造业的本土基地，或风力发电相关的制造业的基地。
20. As of May 2014, the United States is home to 46,000 operating wind turbines.
截止2014年5月，美国有46000家风力发电机制造企业。
21. Right now, 559 wind-related manufacturing facilities produce a product for the U.S. wind energy industry across 44 states.
截至目前，美国44个州，559家风力发电相关制造商生产风电行业产品。
22.Both Nevada and Puerto Rico added their first utility-scale projects during 2012.
2013年，内达华州与波多黎各都增加了光伏电站项目。
23.In 2000, more than 60% of U.S. wind power capacity was installed in California, with 17 states hosting utility-scale wind turbines. Today, 39 states and Puerto Rico share 60 gigawatts of utility-scale wind project development.
2000年，加州占据了全美超过60%的风力发电能源，17个地区安装了风力发电机，如今，有39个地区包括波多黎各市民分享着高达60瓦的光伏风能电。
24. Wind is a credible source of new electricity generation in the United States. Wind power comprised 43% of all new U.S. electric capacity additions in 2012 and represented $25 billion in new investment. Wind power currently contributes more than 12% of total electricity generation in nine states.
风能作为新能源，2012年占据了美国43%的新电力容量，并吸引了2500万美元的新投资，并在9个州贡献了12%的总电力容量。
原标题：【世界观】你所不知道的24条美国风能业秘密
