A new wind could be blowing into Florida. A recent federal report highlights that every state in the country could benefit from wind turbines.

The mission to find cleaner, more affordable solutions for the growing energy crisis, has scientists, engineers and utility companies, like the Orlando Utilities Commission, looking to the wind.

“Central Florida’s winds are not quite what you see in the Midwest, but we are doing some small-scale testing,” OUC spokesperson Tim Trudell said.

The U.S. Department of Energy said wind turbines have the potential to become one of the largest producers of energy. Right now, wind accounts for about five percent of the nation’s electricity and could grow exponentially, if the size of turbines grow too.

“Reaching up to the higher winds is something they’ve done in Europe and we will be bringing that technology here in the United States,” Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association said.

Wind turbines can rival the size of downtown Orlando’s tallest building – the SunTrust Center, which is 440 feet tall. But new designs would increase the height of turbines by another 200 feet.

Turbine technology is already in Florida. It’s created locally at companies like Siemens and manufactured at Lake Mary’s ABB.

“It’s jobs,” said Dennis McKinley of ABB Inc. “Good boost for the economy when you can bring wind into the industry.”

Florida is already benefiting from the power of wind turbines, but the tall structures haven’t been erected in the state just yet. Gulf Power is channeling electricity from Oklahoma’s wind farm into thousands of homes in the Panhandle.

But, if and when, the day comes to put wind turbines in the ground or in the ocean, experts said they will be ready. The turbines are engineered to withstand even the strongest winds.

“Even hurricane winds, yes,” Kiernan said.

For now OUC said that they believe solar energy is a more viable and affordable option. But experts said costs have come down over 58 percent in the past five years and added cloudy days don’t stop turbines from producing energy.

“It’s producing no carbon pollution, it’s using no water,” Kiernan said. “So it’s a great source of electricity for Americans.”