A Decade of Growth in Solar and Wind Power
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Climate Central''s WeatherPowerTM tool produces daily estimates and forecasts of local solar and wind generation across the continental U.S. Daily forecasts from WeatherPower reflect the influence of
According to preliminary statistics published today by the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power capacity has now reached 1''173''581 Megawatt – well below the
This report uses data from the EIA to analyze solar and wind capacity and generation over the past decade (2014 to 2023) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
See the projected growth of the wind industry over the next 35 years. All units are in gigawatts (GW). Only states with total capacity over 0.1 GW are included per year. Find out more about the data by
The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas
According to data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind energy accounted for 30.1% of the new electricity capacity added in January 2025, and as the most-used renewable
Wind could provide 20% of U.S. electricity by 2030 and 35% by 2050. 11 Five of the eight Great Lakes states have offshore wind energy potentials that exceed their annual electricity demand (MI, WI, NY,
In the area of wind energy, the US had an estimated total capacity of 148 GW from utility-scale onshore and offshore wind installations by the end of 2023 — an increase of 6 GW or 4% from
Renewable sources—wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal—accounted for 22% of generation, or 874 billion kWh, last year. Annual renewable power generation surpassed nuclear
Annual change in wind power consumption Using the substitution method Input-equivalent energy, in terawatt-hours, is based on gross generation and does not account for cross
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