Could we be the Saudi Arabia of Wind?

According to the famous oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens:

The world produces about 85 million barrels of oil a day, but global demand now tops 86 million barrels a day. And despite three years of record price increases, world oil production has declined every year since 2005. Meanwhile, the demand for oil will only increase as growing economies in countries like India and China gear up for enhanced oil consumption...

Wind is 100% domestic, it is 100% renewable and it is 100% clean. Did you know that the midsection of this country, that stretch of land that starts in West Texas and reaches all the way up to the border with Canada, is called the "Saudi Arabia of the Wind"? It gets that name because we have the greatest wind reserves in the world. In 2008, the Department of Energy issued a study that stated that the U.S. has the capacity to generate 20% of its electricity supply from wind by 2030...

See the full piece and T. Boone Pickens' plan of action:
My Plan to Escape the Grip of Foreign Oil.

Wind energy in China

With China’s push for renewable technologies, energy experts say don't be surprised if China achieves 100 gigawatts by 2020 (up from 6 gigawatts today). See Experts Say China’s Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020.