US wind energy’s 2012 record: 13,000 Mw installed, $25 billion in investment

The US wind energy industry had a record year in 2012 installing thousands of turbines across the country representing $25 billion in investment, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s fourth quarter market report. A total of 13,124 megawatts was installed bring the nation’s wind power capacity to 60 gigwatts from 45,100 turbines in 39 [...]

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