Wind is the world's fastest growing energy source with sustained worldwide growth rates in excess of 20% annually. By the end of 2010, world-wide wind-generated capacity was over 197,039 megawatts (MW). As of October 2011, Canada has 4708 MW – representing 2% of the global installed capacity! This is enough to power almost 1,000,000 homes or equivalent to about 1.1 % of Canada's total electricity demand, and the Canadian market is growing as fast or faster as the global market. According to the Global Wind Energy Council, (GWEC), Canada is ranked 9th overall in installed wind generating capacity and estimates suggest that wind generated electricity could represent over 3% of Canadian electricity demand by 2015. According to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), we have about 50,000 MW of developable wind resource-enough to supply about 20% of Canada's electricity supply.

Improvements in technology have lowered the cost of wind generated power, so that today, wind power can compete with traditional sources of generation. Manitoba is particularly well positioned to capture a significant portion of wind generation. Wind monitoring and data collection has confirmed that Manitoba has a world class wind resource and accessible sites.