Vestas dethroned General Electric in 2016 as the number one turbine OEM in the US, ending the industrial giant’s 13-year reign atop the rankings in the world’s second largest wind market, according to data compiled by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

Vestas supplied 43% of 8.203GW of new wind generation capacity installed by the US last year, or 3.53GW, versus 42%, or 3.415GW,