SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Canada has reached sixth place globally in terms of total installed wind capacity, signaling Canada's arrival as a wind market. Canada now has about 5,700 megawatts (MW) of installed wind-generating capacity. Wind energy installations now exist in every province. Last year was a record year for the wind industry in Canada, with approximately 1,300 MW of new capacity installed, the most to be installed in Canada in a single year. Many in the industry predict this level of development will be maintained for the next three to four years.

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