The United States installed roughly 6.5 gigawatts of wind in 2023. In 2020, more than 17 gigawatts of wind power were installed in the United States. This was the year with the highest wind capacity additions. In 2023, the country's cumulative installed wind power capacity stood at 150 gigawatts.
Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023
(in gigawatts)
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US Department of Energy. (August 15, 2024). Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in gigawatts)." Chart. August 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. (2024). Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Wind Power Capacity Additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy, Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/