Wind Energy - Annual Industry Rankings

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) just released their annual rankings for the wind energy industry in America. Some interesting points:

• California still has the most capacity installed, but Texas has made serious gains from last year and is expected to overtake California this year; this makes sense, because Texas has the second-most wind energy potential behind North Dakota.
• Xcel Energy, which operatates in Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas, has replaced SoCal Edison as the top buyer of wind power. SoCal Edison has sat atop this perch for many years but with the surge in Texas, Xcel has been buying away, with plans to greatly increase their wind energy consumption in Colorado as well as Texas in the following year.
• This chart displays the installed wind power capacity in the US:
  (Chart removed for space considerations)