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General data

Country: USA
Continent: North America

Production capacities

End 1997: 1,673 MW
End 1998: 1,820 MW (+8.8 %)
End 1999: 2,534 MW (+39.3 %)
End 2000: 2,564 MW (+1.2 %)
End 2001: 4,258 MW (+66.1 %)
End 2002: 4,685 MW (+10.1 %)
End 2003: 6,370 MW (+36 %)
End 2004: 6,725 MW (+5.6 %)
End 2005: 9,149 MW (+36.1 %)
End 2006: 11,603 MW (+26.9 %)
End 2007: 16,819 MW (+45 %)
End 2008: 25,170 MW (+49.7 %)
End 2009: 35,159 MW (+39.7 %)
End 2010: 40,200 MW (+14.4 %)
End 2011: 46,919 MW (+16.8 %)
End 2012: 60,007 MW (+27.9 %)

Manufacturers

(*): no longer exists
(**): acquired

Wind energy production capacity evolution for USA

Wind Energy Association(s)

Update for this sheet: 02/2013
Complete/correct this sheet: contact page

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