U.S.: wind power cumulative installed capacity | Statista

In 2022, cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States was around 144.2 gigawatts. Wind energy penetration that year was around 11 percent in the United States.

Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts)

Characteristic	Cumulative installed capacity in gigawatts
2022	144.2
2021	135.9
2020	122.5
2019	105.6
2018	96.4
2017	89
2016	82
2015	73.9
2014	65.9
2013	61.1
2012	60.1
2011	46.8
2010	40.3
2009	35.1
2008	25.1
2007	16.8
2006	11.5
2005	9
2004	6.7
2003	6.3
2002	4.6
2001	4.2
2000	2.5

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August 2023

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United States

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2000 to 2022

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