North America Wind Plant Ownership Rankings 2011: Trends and Review

Key trends in this Data Insight include:

• The top 30 owners of wind in North America accounted for nearly 80% of the 53 GW installed wind base.
• Top owners NextEra, Iberdrola, and EDP Horizon saw annual capacity additions decline more than 50% in 2011 compared with 2010 levels, despite overall growth in the market year-on-year.
• Large-scale wind projects help a handful of firms achieve more than 500 MW in ownership gains.
• Mexico and Canada are becoming key battleground markets in the fight for North American wind growth.