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North Dakota is the windiest state in the Union with a potential of 1.2 gigawatts followed by Texas, possesing 1.1 gigawats, then Kansas, South Dakota, and Montana, each offering a full gigawatt of potential. (source: Yahoo Answers) A PBS report on the News Hour on Mon. 6/29/09 at ~6:35 rated Oklahoma as the 10th windiest state in the USA. For their report go to www.pbs.org/newshour/ for "Young Oklahoma Job Seekers Set Sights on Green Energy Careers".
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The ten windiest states in the United States are typically considered to be Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. These states have abundant wind resources that make them ideal for wind energy production.
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∙ 11y agoMassachusetts (statistically by a long shot)
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Overall the Northeast (New England in particular) is the windiest region of the US, but areas of the plain states also experience relatively high average wind speeds.
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