A year ago, the Department Of Energy released a research report, “20% Wind Energy by 2030″, in which it determined that the U.S. could achieve a 20 percent wind scenario in just two decades.

The progress report? According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) “The U.S. gets a solid ‘B’ for its 2008 progress toward reaching 20% of electricity supply from wind energy by 2030, but could be ‘at the high-water mark’ for wind without a strong and immediate national policy commitment to renewable energy.”

“A strong RES is essential to give businesses the certainty they need to invest in factories in the U.S. and create new jobs,” said AWEA Senior Vice President-Public Policy Rob Gramlich.