country's cumulative installed wind power capacity stood at 144.2 gigawatts.
The United States installed roughly 8.5 gigawatts of wind in 2022. In 2020, more than 16.8 gigawatts of wind power were installed in the United States. This was the year with the highest wind capacity additions. In 2022, the Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts)
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Generation
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Companies
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Consumption
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Outlook
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US Department of Energy. (August 24, 2023). Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts)." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. (2023). Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Wind Power Capacity Additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/
US Department of Energy, Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Wind power capacity additions in United States from 2005 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1303360/wind-power-capacity-additions-united-states/