Areas of greatest potential growth in the United States for wind power are North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas. The United States and Denmark have been supplanted by Germany and India as the hottest areas for wind power development.
China is the odds-on favorite to become the dominant wind power market in the next decade.
The greatest potential for photovoltaics is in developing countries where 2 billion people lack electricity. New lending opportunities in Bangladesh, China, India and Vietnam indicate that market obstacles for photovoltaics are being overcome. There are 250 geothermal plants running in 22 countries. Indonesia, China, Nicaragua and El Salvador have potential for geothermal development. North American renewable growth will come mostly from biomass and co-generation in the wood and paper industries.