The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that wind farms at favorable sites in North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Texas
a. could meet the electricity needs of the western half of the United States, minus Alaska and Hawaii
b. could meet the electricity needs of these four states, thereby reducing draw of electrical power from hydroelectric dams
c. could meet the electrical needs of the northern plains states during the summers, but not the winters
d. could more than meet the electricity needs of the lower 48 states
e. could meet the electricity needs of the 48 states during the summers if air conditioning use in private homes was reduced
D
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