On a recent trip along Interstate 10 through Cabazon and Whitewater, CA, we got some shots of a few of the windmills in an area with immense fields filled with them. They would have driven Don Quixote absolutely nuts!
From the American Wind Energy Association:
U.S. Wind Industry Ends Most Productive Year, Sustained Growth Expected For at Least the Next Two Years
24 January 2006 – The U.S. wind energy industry easily broke earlier annual installed capacity records in 2005, installing nearly 2,500 megawatts (MW) or over $3 billion worth of new generating equipment in 22 states, according to the Washington, D.C.-based American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Instead of the slow year that has previously followed boom years for the industry, 2006 is expected to be even bigger, with installations topping 3,000 MW.
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