Texas leads the pack in wind capacity, largest wind farms installed and many other aspects of the wind energy industry, according to newly issued 2008 data and rankings from the American Wind Energy Association.

“Texas once again installed the largest amount of new capacity in 2008 – 2,671 MW – moving it into a league of its own,” reads to the report. “More new wind capacity was added in Texas during the year than in any country except China and the U.S. If Texas were a country, it would rank sixth in the world, behind Germany, the rest of the U.S., Spain, China, and India.”

Texas also boasts four of the five largest wind projects, and total megawatts installed by a state at 7,118 – more than double the amount installed by the No. 2 state, Iowa.