In 2022, new onshore wind installations in North America stood at roughly 9.6 gigawatts. It is forecast that onshore wind capacity additions in the region will amount to 16 gigawatts in 2027, while offshore capacity additions will reach 4.5 gigawatts in that year.
New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts)
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GWEC. (March 30, 2023). New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/
GWEC. "New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/
GWEC. (2023). New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/
GWEC. "New Onshore and Offshore Wind Capacity Installed in North America in 2021, with a Forecast until 2027 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/
GWEC, New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
New onshore and offshore wind capacity installed in North America in 2021, with a forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) [Graph], GWEC, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368194/onshore-and-offshore-wind-capacity-additions-forecast-north-america/