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A Wind Boom in Missouri. By Kate Galbraith, NYTimes, August 13 2009. "Figures released last month by the American Wind Energy Association show that Missouri's wind power supply grew far more quickly than that of any other state in the second quarter. Wind power capacity increased 90% in Missouri; the next closest states were Pennsylvania (28%) and South Dakota (21%). One reason that Missouri's numbers look so good is that the growth is coming from a low base... [The] surge comes from essentially one large project, operated by Iberdrola Renewables in the northwestern part of the state, which began producing electricity in April. But Tom Carnahan, the president and chief executive of the Wind Capital Group, which has developed several wind farms in Missouri, said that the state's long-term potential was substantial, though it had traditionally been overlooked."