Trump Or No Trump, US Wind Energy Propels Global Growth For GE

Clean Technica: It looks like the Trump Administration’s fossil friendly energy policy is poised for loser status before it even gets off the ground. The first blow came earlier this week, when the Solar Foundation revealed that job creation in the US solar industry outperformed the national average by a long shot last year. In the latest development, GE has just announced that demand for wind energy in the US is partly to thank for the explosive growth of its Onshore Wind division in 2016.

The global energy and technology leader booked more than seven gigawatts of onshore wind orders last year, toting up to more than $3 billion worth of orders — and that’s just counting the fourth quarter.

All this translates into jobs, jobs and more jobs…

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