STATE WIND POWER BOOM SEEN BOOSTING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

An expected boom in wind energy projects in southern California to help utilities meet renewable energy mandates is expected to also boost wind companies' prospects in other states moving in the same direction, according to sources. A handful of private companies are expected to help California roughly double its wind energy production over the next few years, with longer-term output expected to add 4,000-5,000 megawatts (MW) of wind-generated electricity to the state's grid. Major contracts between wind power companies and...