China tops in new wind energy
Still, the 10 GW the U.S. added last year represented a 40 increase from 2008's new capacity. The U.S. has the most total wind energy capacity in the world with 35.2 GW vs. No. 2 China with 25.8 GW.
The U.S. solar power industry added just 481 megawatts of capacity last year.
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