Texas was the leading federal state in the United States for additional wind power capacity in the third quarter of 2020. Iowa was ranked third that quarter as the state added about 168 megawatts of wind power capacity.
Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts)
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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
- Basic Statistic U.S. wind power capacity additions 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind power capacity in the U.S. 2021, by leading state
- Premium Statistic U.S. states' wind power capacity additions 2020
- Premium Statistic Distributed wind power capacity installations in the U.S. 2020, by key state
- Premium Statistic U.S. onshore wind capacity by state 2019
- Basic Statistic Largest wind power projects in the United States 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. large-scale wind power capacity additions 2005-2021
Generation
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy production in the U.S. 2005-2021, by source
- Basic Statistic Wind power generation in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. wind power increase in electricity generation 2000-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. renewable electricity generation from hydro, wind and solar 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. onshore wind energy production 2009-2020
Companies
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Consumption
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Outlook
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- Premium Statistic U.S. offshore wind projects in the pipeline by capacity 2020
- Basic Statistic Global offshore wind investment outlook by select country 2019-2040
- Basic Statistic Global wind capacity additions outlook due to Covid-19 2020
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- U.S. wind power capacity installed by quarter 2010-2020
- U.S. net generation of wind electricity at electric utilities 2000-2015
- Global wind market forecast by annual capacity growth rate 2017-2022
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- Wind energy capacity in the U.S. and the EU 2011-2021
- Land lease payments for wind power projects by select U.S. state 2016
- Africa's onshore wind capacity forecast 2019-2023
- Newly installed wind power capacity by leading company in China 2019
- U.S. build of large-scale wind power 2004-2015
- Wind power projects installed costs in Latin America 2010 & 2021, by region
- Projected energy capacity deployment change in the U.S. 2030, by scenario
- Cross-border investment in wind energy in the Middle East and Africa Japan 2010-2019
- Wind energy investments in Europe 2017, per asset class
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- Projected energy capacity deployment change in the U.S. 2030, by scenario
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AWEA. (October 29, 2020). Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
AWEA. "Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. October 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
AWEA. (2020). Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
AWEA. "Leading States in Wind Power Capacity Additions in The U.S. in 3rd Quarter 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
AWEA, Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Leading states in wind power capacity additions in the U.S. in 3rd quarter 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], AWEA, October 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506826/leading-states-in-added-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/