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Data Bank: United States Takes Lead in Wind Generation Capacity
According to new numbers released Monday by the Global Wind Energy Council, the United States has outpaced Germany to become the world leader in wind generation capacity. The map below shows the numbers for selected high-producing countries for capacity in 2007, new capacity added in 2008, and the totals at the end of 2008:
Globally, wind-powered electricity generation capacity grew 29 percent in 2008 to 121 gigawatts. The American Wind Energy Association announced last month that during 2008, a record-shattering 8,300 megawatts of wind capacity was installed in the United States (HT ClimateProgress). By comparison, China installed new facilities totaling 6,300 megawatts in the last year, but that's the fourth year in a row that it doubled national capacity.
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