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U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report January 2012 U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report January 2012 The U.S. wind industry installed 3,444 MW during the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing total installations in 2011 to 6,810 MW. The U.S. wind industry now totals 46,919 MW through the end of 2011. There are over 8,300 MW currently under construction involving over 100 separate projects spanning 31 states plus Puerto Rico. U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity The U.S. wind industry installed 6,810 MW during 2011, a 31% increase from 2010 total installations. These projects were installed across thirty U.S. states, using twenty-three different turbine manufacturers. The fourth quarter alone saw 3,444 MW commissioned – more than the first three quarters of the year combined. The cumulative installed wind capacity in the U.S. grew 17% from 2010, and now totals 46,919 MW. *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** U.S. Wind Power Installations by Quarter 4,500 4,106 4,116 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 4,000 3,444 3,500 3,296 3,080 3,000 2,500 2,000 Capacity Capacity (MW 1,621 1,585 1,500 1,294 1,331 1,219 1,204 1,118 1,044 1,000 704 671 541 500 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Wind Power Capacity Installations, Top 20 States Texas Iowa California Through 2010 1Q 2011 Illinois 2Q 2011 Minnesota 3Q 2011 Washington 4Q 2011 Oregon Oklahoma Most Capacity Installed during Capacity Colorado 2011 (MW) North Dakota California 921.3 Wyoming Illinois 692.5 New York Iowa 646.7 Minnesota 541.9 Indiana Oklahoma 525.0 Kansas Pennsylvania Fastest Growing States during 3Q 2011 Growth Rate South Dakota Ohio 929% Vermont 625% New Mexico Massachusetts 152% Wisconsin Michigan 130% Idaho Idaho 75% West Virginia 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** U.S. Wind Power Installations by State *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** U.S. Wind Power Capacity under Construction 10,000 Over 100 wind projects are currently under construction across 31 9,000 states and Puerto Rico. Almost 3,500 MWs of new projects broke ground during 4Q 2011 and the year ended with 8,320 MWs under 8,000 construction. 7,000 6,000 5,000 Capacity Capacity (MW) 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 New Construction Started in Quarter All Under Construction in Quarter Completed Capacity in Quarter *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Regional Installation & Construction Trends *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Projects Online First Quarter 2011 Project Number Turbine Turbine State Project Name Capacity of Wind Rating Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser Manufacturer (MW) Turbines (MW) Tehachapi 1.6 Proto- CA 1.6 1 1.6 GE Energy GE Energy GE Energy Type HI Kahuku Wind 30.0 12 2.5 Clipper First Wind First Wind HECO Idaho Wind Partners Exergy Development Group / ID 118.5 79 1.5 GE Energy Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC Idaho Power 1 (11 farms - 2011) Reunion Power IL Big Sky Wind Facility 239.4 114 2.1 Suzlon Midwest Wind Energy Edison Mission Group Merchant MN Adams 19.8 12 1.7 Alstom Juhl Wind Juhl Wind Xcel Energy Alliant Energy Wind Capital Group/Alliant Alliant Energy (Wisconsin MN Bent Tree 201.3 122 1.7 Vestas (Wisconsin Power & Energy Power & Light) Light) MN Danielson Wind 19.8 12 1.7 Alstom Juhl Wind Juhl Wind Xcel Energy Indianapolis Power MN Lakefield (phase I) 52.5 35 1.5 GE Energy enXco enXco & Light Associated Electric Lost Creek Ridge MO 1.5 1 1.5 GE Energy Wind Capital Group Wind Capital Group Cooperative Inc. Wind Farm (2011) (AECI) NE Laredo Ridge 81.0 54 1.5 GE Energy Midwest Wind Energy Edison Mission Group NPPD NY Hardscrabble 74.0 37 2.0 Gamesa Iberdrola Renewables Iberdrola Renewables Merchant PPL Renewable Energy, LLC PA Frey Farm 3.2 2 1.6 GE Energy and Lancaster County Solid PPL Renewable Energy Turkey Hill Dairy Waste Management Authority PrairieWinds SD 1 PrairieWinds SD 1 (Subsidiary (Subsidiary of Basin SD Crow Lake (2011) 64.5 43 1.5 GE Energy Basin Electric Power of Basin Electric) Electric), 63 MW/ Mitchell Technical Institute 1.5 MW Crow Lake (2011) - PrairieWinds SD 1 (Subsidiary SD 10.5 7 1.5 GE Energy South Dakota Wind Partners Basin Electric Power Community Owned of Basin Electric) TX Loraine II 49.5 33 1.5 GE Energy Third Planet Windpower Third Planet Windpower Merchant WA Juniper Canyon 151.2 63 2.4 Mitsubishi Iberdrola Renewables Iberdrola Renewables Merchant *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Projects Online Second Quarter 2011 Project Number Turbine Turbine State Project Name Capacity of Wind Rating Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser Manufacturer (MW) Turbines (MW) Southern California CA Alta III 150.0 50 3.0 Vestas Terra-Gen Power Terra-Gen Power Edison Southern California CA Alta IV 102.0 34 3.0 Vestas Terra-Gen Power Terra-Gen Power Edison Southern California CA Alta V 168.0 56 3.0 Vestas Terra-Gen Power Terra-Gen Power Edison White Oak Energy IL 150.0 100 1.5 GE Energy Invenergy Invenergy TVA Center Berkshire Wind Berkshire Wind Berkshire Wind Power Berkshire Wind Power MA 15.0 10 1.5 GE Energy Power Cooperative Power Project Cooperative Corporation Cooperative Corporation Corporation Ipswich Municipal Light Department; MA Ipswich 1.6 1 1.6 GE Energy Town of Ipswich Town of Ipswich Ipswich Public Schools Mount Wachusett Mount Wachusett Mount Wachusett MA 3.3 2 1.65 Vestas Community College Community College Community College Community College Delmarva Power (80%), U. of D and MD Roth Rock 50.0 20 2.5 Nordex Synergics Gestamp State General Service Department (20%) Southwest Wind Consulting, Community Energy Community Wind MN 30.0 12 2.5 Clipper Developers Board, Lincoln Edison Mission Group Xcel Energy North County Enterprise Development *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Projects Online Second Quarter 2011 Project Number Turbine Turbine State Project Name Capacity of Wind Rating Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser Manufacturer (MW) Turbines (MW) University of University of University of Minnesota - University of Minnesota - Minnesota - Morris; MN Minnesota Morris II - 1.65 1 1.65 Vestas Morris Morris excess to Otter Tail PES Power MN Winona County Wind 1.5 2 0.75 Unison Juhl Wind Juhl Wind Xcel Energy OH Lincoln Electric 2.5 1 2.5 Kenersys Lincoln Electric Lincoln Electric Lincoln Electric EDP Renewables North EDP Renewables North OH Timber Road II 54.0 30 1.8 Vestas AEP Ohio America LLC America LLC OR Leaning Juniper 2a 90.3 43 2.1 Suzlon Iberdrola Renewables Iberdrola Renewables Merchant OR Leaning Juniper 2b 111.0 74 1.5 GE Energy Iberdrola Renewables Iberdrola Renewables Merchant UT Milford II 102.0 68 1.5 GE Energy First Wind First Wind SCPPA Lubbock Wind TX 5.0 2 2.5 Samsung Cielo Wind Services Lubbock Wind LLC Merchant Ranch Repowers Completed Second Quarter 2011 San Gorgonio Wind Whitewater Energy Southern California CA 6.0 2 3.0 Vestas San Gorgonio Farms Inc. Farm (Re-Power) Corporation Edison *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Projects Online Third Quarter 2011 Project Number Turbine Turbine State Project Name Capacity of Wind Rating Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser Manufacturer (MW) Turbines (MW) Unisource Energy AZ Kingman 10.0† 5 2.0 Gamesa Western Wind Energy Corp. Western Wind Energy Corp. Services 1.6 (GE); GE Energy CO Cedar Creek II 250.8 123 2.5 (63); Nordex BP Wind Energy BP Wind Energy Xcel Energy (Nordex) (60) CO Cedar Point Wind 250.2 139 1.8 Vestas RES Americas Enbridge Xcel Energy MidAmerican IA Pomeroy 29.9 13 2.3 Siemens MidAmerican Energy MidAmerican Energy Energy IA Roeder Farms 1.6 1 1.6 GE Energy 5045 Wind Partners 5045 Wind Partners Alliant Energy IA Wind Walkers 1.6 1 1.6 GE Energy 5045 Wind Partners 5045 Wind Partners Alliant Energy Adams Electric IL Brown County Wind 1.5 1 1.5 VENSYS Adams Electric Cooperative Adams Electric Cooperative Cooperative IL Testa Produce 0.75 1 0.75 Aeronautica Testa Produce Testa Produce Testa Produce Central Maine ME Rollins 60 40 1.5 GE Energy First Wind First Wind Power; Bangor Hydro Electric REpower (9); Northern Heritage Sustainable Consumers Energy MI Stoney Corners III 20.6 10 Varies Heritage Sustainable Energy Power Energy (2012) Systems (1) Indianapolis Power MN Lakefield 153 102 1.5 GE Energy enXco enXco & Light MN Valley View†† 10 5 2.0 Gamesa Juhl Wind Juhl Wind Xcel Energy † Kingman also includes a 0.5 MW solar component, bringing its total capacity to 10.5 MW †† Valley View was briefly online before its transformer was struck by lightning. The project was brought back online during the Fourth Quarter of 2012. *** AWEA Fourth Quarter 2011 Market Report *** Projects Online Third Quarter 2011 Project Number Turbine Turbine State Project Name Capacity of Wind Rating Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser Manufacturer (MW) Turbines (MW) Springview II Wind NE 3 2 1.5 VENSYS Bluestem LLC Bluestem LLC NPPD Facility Macho Springs Wind Tucson Electric NM 50.4 28 1.8 Vestas Element Power Element Power Farm I Power EDP Renewables North EDP Renewables North OH Timber Road II 45 25 1.8 Vestas AEP Ohio America LLC America LLC OK Taloga 129.6 54 2.4 Mitsubishi Edison Mission Group Edison Mission Group OG&E Golden Spread Golden Spread Electric Golden Spread TX Panhandle Wind 78.2 34 2.3 Siemens Cielo Wind Services Cooperative Electric Cooperative Ranch TX Ralls Wind Farm 10 5 2.0 Sany Canyon West Ralls Corp.
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