Wind market could hit record high in U.S.

A new report from Emerging Energy Research says capacity could push past 150 gigawatts by 2020.

The market for wind power in the U.S. is set to get even bigger, with a new report forecasting that capacity will surpass 150 gigawatts by 2020.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Emerging Energy Research, a cleantech advisory and consulting firm, said the U.S. has already hit its third straight year as the largest wind growth market in the world, installing more than 27 percent of newly added global capacity in 2007.

There were 5,329 megawatts of of wind installed last year, and 2008 is set to be another record year, with 8 GW of projects currently under construction and scheduled to go online by year’s end.

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