“We
couldn’t
have
achieved
this
milestone
without
our
development
partners,”
says
Vic
Abate,
GE
vice
president
of
renewable
energy.
“Together,
we
have
advanced
wind
to
its
current
status
as
a
relevant,
reliable,
competitive
source
of
energy.”
GE
achieved
its
10,000th
turbine
milestone
in
November
2008
and
its
15,000th
in
February
2011.
GE
acquired
Enron’s
wind
turbine
business
a
decade
ago
and
has
been
the
US
market
leader
since
then.
Advancements
in
technology
have
driven
turbine
availability
from
85%
to
98.5%,
and
a
3-fold
reduction
in
the
cost
of
electricity.
It
is
the
only
American…
