Wind
projects
completed
last
year
represented
about
42%
of
all
US
new
power
generation
capacity
nationwide
are
were
equivalent
to
taking
more
than
7m
cars
off
the
road,
says
AWEA
in
its
annual
report.
The
industry
brought
4,313MW
of
new
wind
power
on
line
in
fourth
quarter
alone,
more
than
any
single
year
except
2007.
Wind
power
generating
capacity
stood
at
25,369MW
at
yearend
2008,
moving
the
US
past
Germany
into
the
top
spot
in
global
rankings,
AWEA
data
shows.
Germany
had
23,903MW
of
wind
power
followed
by
Spain
with
16,754MW,
China
with…
