The
construction
activity,
revealed
in
the
American
Wind
Energy
Association's
(AWEA)
second
quarter
market
report,
extends
to
30
states.
These
include
Texas,
which
has
1.5GW
by
itself;
Kansas
and
California,
each
with
more
than
1GW;
and
Oklahoma,
Iowa
and
Michigan,
which
are
all
building
500MW
or
more.
The
last
time
wind
construction
neared
these
levels
was
in
2008.
During
the
second
quarter,
the
industry
brought
1.2GW
of
new
capacity
online,
14.6%
more
than
the
same
period
in
2011.
Installations
through
the
first
half
of
2012
total
nearly
2.9GW,
up
34%
from…
