The statistic shows the increase in electricity generation from wind sources in the United States between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, wind electricity generation increased by around 12 percent over the previous year.
Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018
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Statistics on Wind energy in the U.S.
Overview
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Capacity
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- Basic Statistic Wind energy cumulative installed capacity in the United States 2000-2020
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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. (February 15, 2020). Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Increase in U.S. Wind Power Generation from 2000 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/
US Department of Energy, Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Increase in U.S. wind power generation from 2000 to 2018 [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184217/cumulative-increase-in-us-wind-power-generation-since-2000/