Wind Energy Factsheet
Texas leads in installed wind capacity (41 GW), followed by Iowa (13 GW) and Oklahoma (12.6 GW). 7 Texas (1,323 MW) and Illinois (928 MW) installed the most new wind capacity in 2023. 7 Iowa
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Texas leads in installed wind capacity (41 GW), followed by Iowa (13 GW) and Oklahoma (12.6 GW). 7 Texas (1,323 MW) and Illinois (928 MW) installed the most new wind capacity in 2023. 7 Iowa
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On average, there are about 50 wind turbines per farm, and typically, one of these turbines can produce 6 million kWh per year. That would mean that one wind farm could produce
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Every wind turbine has a range of wind speeds, typically around 30 to 55 mph, in which it will produce at its rated, or maximum, capacity. At slower wind speeds, the production falls off dramatically. If the
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Annual electricity generation from wind is measured in terawatt-hours (TWh) per year. This includes both onshore and offshore wind sources.
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The 13th annual Cost of Wind Energy Review uses representative utility-scale and distributed wind energy projects to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for land-based and offshore wind
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The cost of an average onshore wind turbine ranges between $1.2 million and $2 million per megawatt (MW) of installed capacity. For example, a 2 MW turbine typically costs around $2.5 to
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In 2022, wind turbines were the source of about 10.3% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation. Utility scale includes facilities with at least one megawatt (1,000 kilowatts) of electricity
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According to preliminary statistics published today by the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power capacity has now reached 1''173''581 Megawatt – well below the
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Wind energy production is about 12% of the US total and slowly increasing as of 2024. The percentages are based on the MWh of total generation. Total US annual generation by all fuel types was about
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Most onshore wind turbines have a capacity of 2-3 megawatts (MW), which can produce 6 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity every year, enough to power around 1, 500 average
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