The U. S. Department of Energy estimates that the wind farms in North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas could meet the electricity needs of . a. the populations of their states. b. the population of the lower 48 states. c. the population of the western United States. d. the population of all the United States. e. 50% of their populations.

. the population of the lower 48 state

Explanation:

The U.S. Department of Energy in 1991 once estimated that the wind farms in North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas could meet the electricity needs of the population of the lower 48 states.

The United States Department of Energy released the statement in the national resource inventory, claiming there is adequate controllable wind energy to meet the national electricity needs, particularly the population of the lower 48 state