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U.S. price index for wind turbines 2008-2018

Price index for wind turbines in the U.S. from 2008 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars per megawatt)

The data shows the price index of wind turbines in the U.S. from 2008 to 2018, based on the second half of each year. In the first half of 2018, the price index of wind turbines was 1.03 million USD per megawatt. GE, Vestas, and Siemens are some of the most dominant manufacturers in the country's wind market. Newer models tend to have larger rotor diameters, greater than 95 meters, and are more expensive than the older, usually smaller, models.

2008 1.52
2009 1.74
2010 1.5
2011 1.34
2012 1.24
2013 1.22
2014 1.32
2015 1.2
2016 1.15
2017 0.99
2018 1.03