Table 1. U.S. Onshore Wind Power Capacity by State in Gigawatts (GW) and Gigawatt Hours (GWH) |
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STATE |
WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL1 |
CURRENT CAPACITY2 |
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CAPACITY |
RANK |
OUTPUT/YR |
CAPACITY |
RANK |
|
Texas |
1,901.5 |
1 |
6,527,850 |
10.085 |
1 |
Iowa |
570. 7 |
7 |
2,026,340 |
3.675 |
2 |
California |
34.1 |
20 |
105, 646 |
3.177 |
3 |
Minnesota |
489.3 |
12 |
1,679,480 |
2.192 |
4 |
Washington |
18.5 |
22 |
55,550 |
2.104 |
5 |
Oregon |
27.1 |
21 |
80,855 |
2.104 |
6 |
Illinois |
249.9 |
15 |
763,529 |
2.046 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
516.8 |
9 |
1,788,910 |
1.482 |
8 |
North Dakota |
770.2 |
6 |
2,983,750 |
1.424 |
9 |
Wyoming |
552.1 |
8 |
1,944,340 |
1.412 |
10 |
Indiana |
148.2 |
16 |
443,912 |
1.339 |
11 |
Colorado |
387.2 |
13 |
1,288,490 |
1.299 |
12 |
New York |
25.8 |
20 |
74,695 |
1.275 |
13 |
Kansas |
952.4 |
2 |
3,646,590 |
1.074 |
14 |
Pennsylvania |
3.3 |
29 |
9,673 |
.748 |
15 |
South Dakota |
882.4 |
5 |
3,411,690 |
.709 |
16 |
New Mexico |
492.1 |
11 |
1,644,970 |
.700 |
17 |
Wisconsin |
103.8 |
17 |
300,136 |
.469 |
18 |
Missouri |
274.4 |
14 |
810,619 |
.457 |
19 |
West Virginia |
1.9 |
33 |
5,820 |
.431 |
20 |
Montana |
944.0 |
3 |
3,228,620 |
.386 |
21 |
Idaho |
18.1 |
23 |
52,118 |
.353 |
22 |
Maine |
11.3 |
25 |
33,779 |
.266 |
23 |
Utah |
13.1 |
24 |
37,104 |
.223 |
24 |
Nebraska |
918.0 |
4 |
3,540,370 |
.213 |
25 |
Michigan |
59.0 |
18 |
169,221 |
.164 |
26 |
Arizona |
10.9 |
26 |
30,616 |
.128 |
27 |
Maryland |
1.5 |
35 |
4,269 |
.070 |
28 |
Hawaii |
3.3 |
29 |
12,363 |
.064 |
29 |
New Hampshire |
2.1 |
34 |
6,706 |
.026 |
313 |
Massachusetts |
1.0 |
36 |
3,323 |
.018 |
32 |
Ohio |
54.9 |
19 |
151,881 |
.011 |
33 |
Alaska |
494.7 |
10 |
1,620,792 |
.010 |
34 |
Vermont |
2.9 |
31 |
9,163 |
.006 |
364 |
Arkansas |
9.2 |
27 |
26,906 |
0 |
— |
Nevada |
7.2 |
28 |
20,823 |
0 |
— |
Virginia |
1.8 |
32 |
5,395 |
0 |
— |
Other |
2.2 |
— |
6,411 |
.041 |
— |
TOTAL |
10,956.9 |
— |
38,552,706 |
40.180 |
— |
1. NREL, AWS Truewind, 80-Meter Wind Maps and Wind Resource Potential, February 4, 2010, http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/. Potential capacity is based on land areas where winds at 80 meters+ above ground would allow turbines to operate at a 30%+ capacity factor. States with less than 1 gigawatt of potential capacity are listed as “Other.”
2. AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report—Year Ending 2010, figure 16, http://www.awea.org/.
3. Tennessee is ranked 30 in 2010, with 29 megawatts of installed capacity. It is listed as “Other” because its wind energy potential is less than 1 gigawatt (see note 1).
4. New Jersey is ranked 35 in 2010, with 8 megawatts of installed capacity. It is listed as “Other” because its onshore wind energy potential is less than 1 gigawatt. It should be noted, however, that New Jersey has substantial offshore wind energy potential.
Table 2. Top 10 Countries by Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity, December 31, 20101 |
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COUNTRY |
MEGAWATTS |
% |
China |
44,715 |
22.7 |
United States |
40,180 |
20.4 |
Germany |
27,214 |
13.8 |
Spain |
20,676 |
10.5 |
India |
13,065 |
6.6 |
Italy |
5,797 |
2.9 |
France |
5,660 |
2.9 |
United Kingdom |
5,204 |
2.7 |
Canada |
4,009 |
2.1 |
Denmark |
3,752 |
1.9 |
Rest of the World |
26,546 |
13.5 |
TOP 10 TOTAL |
170,272 |
86.5 |
WORLD TOTAL |
196,818 |
100 |
1. GWEC, Global Wind Statistics 2010, February 2, 2011, modified by updated reportage on China provided by CWEA, China Wind Power Installed Capacity Data, March 18, 2011.
Table 3. Top 10 Countries by Wind Power Capacity Installed during 20101 |
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COUNTRY |
MEGAWATTS |
% |
China |
18,928 |
49.5 |
United States |
5,115 |
13.4 |
India |
2,139 |
5.6 |
Spain |
1,516 |
4.0 |
Germany |
1,493 |
3.9 |
France |
1,086 |
2.8 |
United Kingdom |
962 |
2.5 |
Italy |
948 |
2.5 |
Canada |
690 |
1.8 |
Sweden |
603 |
1.6 |
Rest of the World |
4,750 |
12.4 |
TOP 10 TOTAL |
33,480 |
87.4 |
WORLD TOTAL |
38,230 |
100 |
1. GWEC, Global Wind Statistics 2010, February 2, 2011, modified by updated reportage on China provided by CWEA, China Wind Power Installed Capacity Data, March 18, 2011.
Table 4. U.S. Wind Power Installations by Manufacturer1 |
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MANUFACTURER |
ANNUAL INSTALLATIONS (IN MEGAWATTS) |
% MARKET SHARE 2009/2010 |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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GE Wind (US) |
1,433 |
1,146 |
2,342 |
3,585 |
3,995 |
2,543 |
40.0/49.7 |
Siemens (GER) |
0 |
573 |
863 |
791 |
1,162 |
828 |
11.6/16.2 |
Gamesa (SP) |
50 |
74 |
494 |
616 |
600 |
562 |
6.0/11.0 |
Mitsubishi (JP) |
190 |
128 |
356 |
516 |
814 |
350 |
8.1/6.8 |
Suzlon (IN) |
25 |
92 |
197 |
736 |
702 |
312 |
7.0/6.1 |
Vestas (DK) |
700 |
439 |
948 |
1,120 |
1,490 |
221 |
11.2/4.3 |
Acciona (SP) |
0 |
0 |
00 |
410 |
204 |
99 |
2.0/1.9 |
Clipper (US) |
3 |
0 |
48 |
470 |
605 |
70 |
6.1/1.4 |
REpower (GER) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
94 |
330 |
68 |
3.3/1.3 |
DeWind (GER) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
20 |
NA/0.4 |
Other |
2 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
94 |
42 |
0.9/0.8 |
TOTAL |
2,402 |
2,454 |
5,249 |
8,350 |
9,994 |
5,115 |
100.0 |
1. DOE, 2009 Wind Technologies Market Report; AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report—Year Ending 2010.
Table 5. Global Installed Wind Capacity (in Megawatts), 1996–20101 |
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YEAR |
ANNUAL |
CUMULATIVE |
1996 |
1,280 |
6,100 |
1997 |
1,530 |
7,600 |
1998 |
2,520 |
10,200 |
1999 |
3,440 |
13,600 |
2000 |
3,760 |
17,400 |
2001 |
6,500 |
23,900 |
2002 |
7,270 |
31,100 |
2003 |
8,133 |
39,431 |
2004 |
8,207 |
47,620 |
2005 |
11,531 |
59,091 |
2006 |
15,245 |
74,052 |
2007 |
19,866 |
93,820 |
2008 |
26,560 |
120,291 |
2009 |
38,610 |
158,738 |
2010 |
38,230 |
196,818 |
1. GWEC, Global Wind Statistics 2010, modified by CWEA, China Wind Power Installed Capacity Data, March 18, 2011.