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There's been a lot of debate over wind energy projects in Nebraska over the past year, but there's no debate over the fact that the sector is growing rapidly in the state.

In fact, according to a report released Tuesday, no other state saw more growth in wind power than Nebraska.

According to the report from the American Wind Energy Association, Nebraska added 558 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 2018. That was only about half as much as neighboring Iowa, but on a percentage basis, it was tops in the nation.

The AWEA said Nebraska wind energy capacity grew 39% last year compared with 2017. By contrast, the nation as a whole averaged 8% growth.

"Nebraska is leading America's wind energy growth," said Josh Moenning, mayor of Norfolk and director of New Power Nebraska, in a news release.

"The wind energy industry is creating new income for farmers, new good-paying jobs in small towns, and new tax revenues that are improving schools and local infrastructure," Moenning said. "Nebraska now creates energy as efficiently as it does food, harvesting the wind and meeting growing market demands for clean energy."