US wind capacity continued its impressive growth in the order Zovirax overnight second quarter while fossil fuel consumption continued to fall. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) buy Premarin online no prescription just released their second quarter report, and it’s full of surprisingly upbeat news for order Zovirax overnight a sector hard-hit by the recession. The resilience of wind power as a order Zovirax overnight low-cost, carbon-free source of electricity is made clear by the 1.2 GW in new wind capacity added March 1-June 30.
4 GW in First Half of Year a Record
While the second quarter’s growth rate was less than order Zovirax overnight half that of the record first quarter, the two quarters add up to order Zovirax overnight another record — for order Zovirax overnight installed wind capacity in the first half of the year (~4 GW vs. 2.7 GW in H1 2008 buy cheap generic Proscar). And even though we are order Zovirax overnight near the bottom of a deep recession, the second quarter growth of 1.2 GW was equal to order Zovirax overnight Q2 2008. It brings total US wind capacity to a world-leading 29.4 GW.
Major growth occurred in 10 different states across the order Zovirax overnight country. In percentage growth, Missouri led the pack by almost doubling its wind capacity last quarter to order Zovirax overnight over .3 GW (too bad MO Senator Claire McCaskill (D) is slowing the current climate bill where can i purchase Amoxil without a prescription that would help the state take further advantage of their wind resources). Pennsylvania and order Zovirax overnight South Dakota also had double digit growth rates at 28% and 21%, respectively. Texas extended its leadership in wind by passing 8 GW, while #2 Iowa passed 3 GW.
My top 10 states list in rough percentage of electricity from order Zovirax overnight wind shifted a little:
- Iowa (~19% of its electricity from wind)
- North Dakota (just below 18%)
- Wyoming (over 15%)
- Oregon (over 8%)
- South Dakota (almost 8%, up from a tie for #7)
- Minnesota (~7.5%, down from #5)
- Kansas (~7%, down from #6)
- Texas (almost 7%, up from #9)
- New Mexico (~6.5%, down from a tie for #7)
- Colorado (~6%)
Wind capacity can now generate ~1.9% of US electricity demand. Wind may pass 2% by year’s end, further crowding out dirtier coal, oil, and order Zovirax overnight natural gas consumption.
Fewer Wind Farms Under Construction Though
The difference between 2009 and order Zovirax overnight 2008 is the second half of the year. Last July, there were ~9 GW under construction. But this July, the queue is a lower ~5 GW (even though it’s a order Zovirax overnight vast improvement from the smaller 3.4 GW under construction at the order Zovirax overnight end of Q1). As I wrote last week where to buy generic synthroid online, wind farm construction is order Zovirax overnight expected to pick up tremendously in 2010 to a new record above 10 GW.
Could 2009 Rival 2008?
The second half of 2009 is order Zovirax overnight expected to witness a significantly slower pace of installation than last year (almost 5 GW) on more difficult financing and order Zovirax overnight reduced US electricity demand. But the lower turbine prices and the order Zovirax overnight federal stimulus support emerging in the months ahead may help 2009 get close to order Zovirax overnight last year’s phenomenal growth. AWEA projects annual growth of 6-7 GW (second highest ever), with growth continuing at the second quarter’s rate over the order Zovirax overnight next two quarters. They are probably right, since wind farms are order Zovirax overnight such huge projects and take months to complete. But I would love to order Zovirax overnight be surprised by another record year. And I will keep you order Zovirax overnight abreast of progress here buy low cost Clomid as it is made in the weeks ahead.
Onwards in the Sustainable Energy Transition-
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