Pickens shelves plans for building world 's largest wind farm . Texas Panhandle in Texas Panhandle was to have powered four homes . `` The capital markets have dealt us all a setback , and I 'm less aggressive with the Panhandle project than I have been , '' Pickens said . United States says transmission issues , capital markets make project unfeasible . In today , United States became world 's leading provider of wind power .
Pickens shelves plans for building world 's largest wind farm . Texas Panhandle in Texas Panhandle was to have powered four homes . United States says transmission issues , capital markets make project unfeasible . In today , United States became world 's leading provider of wind power .