U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpass 20,000 Megawatts

Washington D.C., USA - The U.S. wind industry has raced past the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said (the 10,000-MW mark was reached in 2006).

Wind now provides 20,152 MW of electricity generating capacity in the U.S., producing enough electricity to serve 5.3 million American homes or power a fleet of more than 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Source: IWR Online, 05 Sep 2008