ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- American wind power reaches 50-gigawatt milestone, states the American Wind Energy Association.
The 50GW online today means that U.S. wind turbines now power the equivalent of nearly 13 million American homes, or as many as in Nevada, Colorado, Wisconsin, Virginia, Alabama, and Connecticut combined.
Wind power now represents the generating power of 44 coal-fired power plants, or 11 nuclear power plants, avoids emitting as much carbon dioxide as taking 14 million cars off the road and conserves 30 billion gallons of water a year compared to thermal electric generation, since wind energy uses virtually no water.
The most frequently used turbines manufacturers are General Electric, REpower, Siemens and Vestas.
