GE Renewable Energy in the first quarter opened a narrow but perceptible lead over Vestas in the booming US wind turbine market they dominate, as four other OEMs split the remaining 15% of declared orders.

On 31 March, GE held 8.32GW, or 44%, of all projects under construction or in advanced development totaling 20.34GW that have reported a turbine manufacturer, versus Vestas (7.69GW),