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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)
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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