Wind to make 20 percent of power by 2030: advocates

Wind to make 20 percent of power by 2030: advocates
Tue Jun 5, 2007 8:44AM EDT

By Bernie Woodall

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. wind power industry will see half a trillion dollars of investment by 2030 to take the renewable source up to 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation, an industry conference heard on Monday.

This would be a lofty rise from wind's use for less than one percent of U.S. power today, but many advocates at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) annual conference this week were bullish as the United States develops green energy alternatives.

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U.S. Leads the World in Wind Power Growth

U.S. Leads the World in Wind Power Growth

WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2007 (ENS) - U.S. wind power capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and the country had the fastest growing wind power capacity in the world in 2005 and 2006, according to Energy Department's first Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends, released Friday.

The report provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of development and trends in the U.S. wind power market.

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