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Originally Posted by Daox

I don't have any info for 2011, but in 2010 renewable energy accounted for roughly 11% of the energy produced in the US.

Renewable Energy Provided 11% of Domestic Energy Production in 2010 | Renewable Energy News Article

Note that this is all renewables, including Geothermal, Hydroelectric, biofuels, wind, and solar.

Solar is about .15% of overall production
Wind is about 1.2% of overall production

Wind is expanding rapidly though. There's five times as much production today as there was five years ago. New wind tower construction is generally tied to a subsidy (The PTC, or Production Tax Credit which applies to most renewable energy sources).

-Mike
(The company I work for supplies certain components to wind tower manufacturers)