9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, 39% Growth from 2008

9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, 39% Growth from 2008

via TreeHugger on 1/28/10

This photo is a good reminder that we're only beginning to clean up our society. Photo: Flickr, CC Still Only a Small Fraction of Total Electricity Generation, Though According to the American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. wind industry had a record-breaking year in 2009 and installed almost 10 gigawatts of new capacity. This represents a 39% increase over the total installed wind capacity in 2008, for a total of about 35 g...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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