As CEO enters second year, American Wind Energy Association faces financial, industry, political and environmentalist headwinds Kiernan The wind has not been at the back of the American Wind Energy Association in the past few years. Revenue at the Washington, D.C.-based group fell to $31 million in 2012 from $34 million in 2010. Conference and meetings revenue—driven primarily by the annual WindPower event—plunged to $16 million in 2012 from $22 million in 2010, according to tax filings. The group's lobbying efforts also were struggling, as AWEA's fight for a permanent wind energy production tax credit failed. The credit expired Jan 1. Further, environmentalists were… Read More