The American Wind Energy Association has released its annual industry rankings of wind energy development in the USA.
The rankings, which include the leading states for wind energy development, the suppliers of wind energy turbines, and owners and purchasers of wind energy, provide a useful measure of the size and breadth of the American wind energy industry. The industry easily broke earlier records in 2005, installing over 2,400MW or over US$ 3 billion worth of new generating equipment in 22 states. The final tally of 2,431MW boosted the cumulative US installed wind power fleet by over 35%, bringing the industry’s total generating capacity to 9,149MW. More detailed information can be found at www.awea.org.