US shows huge jump in wind installationsMore than 1400MW of new wind energy capacity, costing US$3 billion, was installed in the US in the first quarter of 2008 - up from just 124MW in the same period of 2007, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). AWEA attributed the breakneck pace of installation partly to the expiration at the end of this year of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) - a crucial renewable energy support mechanism - and to the industry finally hitting its stride, an AWEA spokeswoman said.Last year saw a record 5249MW installed in the US, and this quarter's growth brings total wind capacity to more than 18,000MW. Almost 3,000MW was installed in the last three months of 2007, with the second and third quarters each accounting for just over 1000MW of new capacity. |
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