Wind Power in the US Expected to Peak in 2012 The U.S.
Department of Energy's "2011 Wind Technologies Market Report"
finds that in 2011, the United States was still one of the
fastest-growing markets for wind power. Around 6.8 gigwatts (GW)
of new wind power capabilities were established in 2011, up from
5.2 GW in 2010. 2011 levels, however, were still beneath the 10
GW built in 2009. With the concerns of uncertain federal
policies on the way, 2012 is expected to have the wind power
market reach its peak, according to the research. Put together
by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the
"2011 Wind Technologies Market Report" listed some other
important points: Today, wind power accounts for over 10% of the
total electricity production in six states, two of which have
over 20%. Combined, these statistics comprise over 3% of the
nation's entire supply of electricity. In 2011, wind power made
up 32% of all the new additions to U.S. electricity capacity. In
2011, wind turbine manufacturers and s