Consumer demand drives record year for wind energy purchases (WK-intern) - US wind power industry reports third strongest quarter ever for new capacity installations WASHINGTON — Fortune 500 brands and a range of other non-utility entities, including cities and universities, are catalyzing America’s growing demand for renewable energy by purchasing a record amount of wind power in 2018 according to a new report released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Consumer demand combined with policy stability and low, stable prices helped wind power capacity installations rise to the third strongest quarter in the industry’s history. AWEA’s U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2018