Sept. 4
Installed U.S. wind energy capacity has blown past the 2-gigawatt
milestone, achieving in two years what had taken two decades.
Wind provides 20,152 megawatts of electricity generating capacity in the
United States, enough to serve 5.3 million American homes, according to the
American Wind Energy Association. Wind power supplies about 1.5% of the
nationīs electricity, but is well ahead of the curve for contributing 20% by
2030, said Randall Swisher, executive director of the AWEA.
In 1985, the United States had 1,000 megawatts of installed wind capacity.
The industry surpassed the 1-gigawatt, or 10,000-megawatt, milestone in
mid-2006. It has taken two years to double that capacity.
Contact Waste News reporter Joe Truini at (330) 865-6166 or jtruini@crain.com
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