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U.S. wind power capacity additions 2006-2017

Capacity additions of wind energy in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 (in megawatts)

The data describes the annual U.S. wind power capacity additions from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. wind power capacity additions reached over seven gigawatts, a decrease from the past two years.

2009 10004
2010 5216
2011 6819
2012 13128
2013 1088
2014 4855
2015 8598
2016 8203
2017 7016