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U.S. wind power: increase in electricity generation 2000-2017
Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2017
by T. Wang,
last edited
Mar 13, 2019
The statistic shows the increase in electricity generation from wind sources in the United States between 2000 and 2016. In 2016, wind electricity generation increased by around 18.8 percent over the previous year.
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Mar 13, 2019
The statistic shows the increase in electricity generation from wind sources in the United States between 2000 and 2016. In 2016, wind electricity generation increased by around 18.8 percent over the previous year.
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- March 2019
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- United States
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- 2000 to 2017
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* Figure for 2016 was restated in the 2017 edition of the report.
Figures prior to 2007 are taken from previous editions of the report.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
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* Figure for 2016 was restated in the 2017 edition of the report.
Figures prior to 2007 are taken from previous editions of the report.
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