A growing trend in Texas, the U.S. and the rest of the world is seeing wind power production grow rapidly. The U.S. currently has nearly 14,000 megawatts (MW) of installed wind power capacity, and current research should see significant increase in wind power portfolios over the next decade.

So what is it about wind power that should intrigue you enough to consider switching? Here are a few major reasons that should entice you:

• No emissions
• Helpful to local farmers by producing additional income for building turbines and access roads on local land
• According the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), there is currently 13,884 MW of available wind power in the U.S., enough to power 3.8 million homes.
• Estimated savings of 19 million tons of carbon dioxide per year
• Displaces the use of traditional fossil fuels for producing electricity
• Entirely renewable resource—wind never runs out!

These are but the tip of the iceberg as far as the benefits of wind power. Nearly 20 percent of the total energy production in Denmark comes from wind; that's a considerable chunk of their energy portfolio considering wind power counts for just over 1 percent of global energy.

Regardless of numbers and statistics measuring CURRENT wind production, the fact remains that the potential is evidently greater than many may realize. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) figured 74,223 megawatts of total energy capacity in 2006, nearly a 16,000 MW increase in one year. The questions is, are you and the rest of the world willing to consider wind as a viable option for powering our everyday lives? Wind is plentiful; it is simply waiting for a home.