Two year backlog on wind turbines?

Apparently wind power is growing so quickly, particularly in Europe, there is now a 2 year waiting period on wind turbines. This is great news for the wind manufacturing industry (which is pretty much GE), but bad news for the burgeoning wind farmers trying to spur renewable energy growth.

Micro-wind devices are more widely available with a few start-ups beginning to provide small turbines, but the market demand isn't there yet.

Many agencies predict that wind power demand will continue to grow rapidly, with it providing 25% of Europe's power by 2030. Many of Europe's wind farms are even starting to break even financially these days, as wind continues to out pace solar as the cheapest renewable source around. The problem with solar continues to be silicon, which is a mineral in heavy demand and diminishing supplies.