Wind Hits 8% Of U.S. Power Capacity
Wind turbines provide 8% of U.S. generating capacity, more than any other renewable source
May 2, 2017 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
“Wind generators accounted for 8% of the operating electric generating capacity in the United States in 2016, more than any other renewable technology…Wind turbines have contributed more than one-third of the nearly 200 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale electricity generating capacity added since 2007…[as the result of] improved wind turbine technology, increased access to transmission capacity, state-level renewable portfolio standards, and federal production tax credits and grants…More than half of U.S. wind capacity is located in five states: Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and Kansas. In three states—Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma—wind makes up at least 25% of in-state utility-scale generating capacity…Texas alone accounts for almost a quarter of total U.S. wind capacity, and electricity generated by these turbines made up 13% of Texas's total electricity output in 2016…” click here for more
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