http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/small-wind-expects-big-growth-in-u-s-%e2%80%94-thanks-investors/ Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/small-wind-expects-big-growth-in-u-s-%e2%80%94-thanks-investors/#comment-23307 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:01:21 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=32821#comment-23307 [...] next five years look especially bright for the small wind turbine subset of the industry, as we noted last week, with the American Wind Energy Association expecting 30-fold growth for installed capacity of small [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/small-wind-expects-big-growth-in-u-s-%e2%80%94-thanks-investors/#comment-23306 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:01:53 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=32821#comment-23306 [...] The small-wind industry is seeing increased activity as the result of the stimulus package, which in February made small-wind projects eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit and allowed customers to opt for grants instead of credits, as well as various state incentives. The American Wind Energy Association last week forecast that the U.S. small-wind industry, which grew 78 percent to 17.3 megawatts of new… [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/small-wind-expects-big-growth-in-u-s-%e2%80%94-thanks-investors/#comment-23305 Thu, 28 May 2009 20:52:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=32821#comment-23305 I wonder what the stats would be if you compared installed UNITS of small wind vs units of utility wind? It’s about as hard for an average homeowner to legally put a single tiny turbine in their back hard, relatively speaking, as it is for a utility to permit, finance and install a large scale wind farm.
So the market representation should take that into account….

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