The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday released a report on the state of wind energy installations throughout the country during the year 2011. The report paints an encouraging picture of a recovering wind sector from the year 2010 — when the effects of the recession were being felt in full — but it still shows the U.S. lagging behind China when it comes to new wind energy generation capacity.
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