The data describes the leading wind power countries in 2017, by new capacity installations. The U.S. added approx. 7.02 gigawatts of wind power capacity in this year.
Wind power capacity by country
Some forty years ago, the major industrialized countries were rendered helpless in the face of a severe energy crisis, when Arab petroleum producers proclaimed an oil embargo and the Iranian energy industry was plunged into the chaos of revolution. Once more, politicians and the public in industrial countries were reminded of the finite and limited nature of fossil fuels.
