Over 16,000 firms in all 50 states have the technical potential to enter the growing wind turbine manufacturing sector, according to research recently completed by REPP. The results indicate that a national investment in wind has the clear potential to benefit regions of the U.S. other than those with a wind resource. The 20 states that would potentially benefit the most, receiving 80% of the job creation, are the same states that account for 76% of the manufacturing jobs lost in the U.S. over the last 3 1/2 years. In addition, the report looks at 90 firms in 25 states identified as already active in manufacturing wind turbine components, and describes in detail the components that make up a modern wind turbine.