Wind power: generates work for Michels.(Directional Drilling)

Underground Construction, December, 2007 by Griffin, Jeff

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Although wind power still represents only a tiny fraction of the electrical power consumed today, that is changing--faster than many may realize.

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports that the U.S. wind energy industry is on track to add more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) to the nation's power generating capacity in 2007, thereby topping the 2006 record of 2,454 MW (one MW of wind power produces enough electricity on average to serve 250 to 300 homes).

AWEA cites industry growth in the United States at an average rate of 22 percent from 2001 to 2006 with installed wind generating capacity at 11,603 MW by the end of 2006.

The association has estimated that by the end of 2007, electricity generated...

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