It’s funny how things work sometimes.

A-Power, the Chinese wind-turbine maker and its American partner, U.S.Renewable Energy Group announced yesterday that they will build a wind-turbine plant in the U.S. capable of producing 1,100 megawatts of wind turbines a year and employing more than 1,000 U.S. workers, according to the WSJ .

This announcement comes on the heels of Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) asking the Obama administration to block any stimulus money for a Chinese wind farm planned for Texas because it would provide plenty of Chinese jobs and few jobs for Americans.

The new turbine plant will not be up and running in time to supply the proposed Texas wind farm, but it is an interesting announcement by the Chinese.  And, the timing is perfect.  The Wall Street Journal calls this the “Chuck Schumer effect.”

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