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Cold air blows on regional US wind power proposal

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NYTimes.com: Wind could replace coal and natural gas for 20% to 30% of the electricity used in the eastern two-thirds of the US by 2024, according to a study released by the US Department of Energy.

But doing so would require a reorganization of the power grid and a significant increase in costs. And it would have only a modest impact on cutting emissions linked to global warming, the study found.

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