The US now has more than 100GW of wind installed after it connected some 9.1GW of new projects to the grid last year.
Total US capacity now stands at 105GW, with 2019 additions representing 39 percent of all utility scale power additions to the grid nationally.
The figures, published in an annual report by US wind association AWEA, show wind is the largest provider of renewable energy in the country, supplying over seven percent of the nation’s electricity last year.
“Years of hard work culminated with wind power becoming America’s largest renewable energy provider in 2019, with a 50-state footprint of job creation and economic development,” said AWEA chief executive Tom Kiernan.
Last year, wind capacity grew by 9.6 percent nationally, spurred on by strong additions in the states of Texas and Iowa.
In total, developers delivered 55 wind projects in 19 states during 2019.
Research shows the US wind industry now supports a record 120,000 American jobs, 530 domestic factories and rakes in $1.6 billion a year for local states and communities, AWEA said - link
Last year, wind capacity grew by 9.6 percent nationally, spurred on by strong additions in the states of Texas and Iowa.
In total, developers delivered 55 wind projects in 19 states during 2019.
Research shows the US wind industry now supports a record 120,000 American jobs, 530 domestic factories and rakes in $1.6 billion a year for local states and communities, AWEA said - link
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