s ▁electric ▁power . ▁Texas ▁is ▁firm ly ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁wind ▁power ▁development ▁followed ▁by ▁Iowa ▁and ▁California . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁solar ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Sol ar ▁Star ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 7 9 - m eg aw att ▁( MW AC ) ▁farm ▁near ▁Ros am ond , ▁California . ▁The ▁Des ert ▁Sun light ▁Sol ar ▁Farm ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 5 0 - m eg aw att ▁solar ▁power ▁plant ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁County , ▁California ▁and ▁the ▁Top az ▁Sol ar ▁Farm , ▁a ▁ 5 5 0 ▁M W ▁phot ov olta ic ▁power ▁plant , ▁is ▁in ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po ▁County , ▁California . ▁The ▁solar ▁thermal ▁SE GS ▁group ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁Des ert ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁generating ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 3 5 4 ▁M W . ▁ ▁The ▁Ge ys ers ▁in ▁Northern ▁California ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁complex ▁of ▁ge oth erm al ▁energy ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy ▁and ▁efficient ▁energy ▁use ▁marks ▁" a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁energy ▁expl oration " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁according ▁to ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁Studies ▁suggest ▁that ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁enough ▁political ▁will , ▁it ▁is ▁feas ible ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁whole ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁renew able ▁energy ▁by ▁ 2 0 5 0 . ▁ ▁Tr ends ▁and ▁pro jections