In 2023, a total of 11 gigawatts of distributed wind power was installed across the United States. Small installations, that is, installations with less than 100 kilowatts, accounted for two megawatts. Meanwhile, large-scale wind installations with a capacity of over one megawatt accounted for a total of seven megawatts of distributed wind power. The cumulative capacity of distributed wind power installations in the United States reached 1.1 gigawatts in 2023.
Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size
(in megawatts)
Distributed wind systems are distributed energy resources connected at the distribution level of the electricity system or in microgrid or off-grid applications. Distributed wind systems can range from a less than 1 kilowatt (kW) off-grid wind turbine at a remote cabin or oil and gas platform, to a 10-kW wind turbine at a home or farm, to several multi-megawatt wind turbines at a university campus, at a manufacturing facility, or connected to the distribution system of a local utility.
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US Department of Energy. (August 12, 2024). Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/
US Department of Energy. "Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size (in megawatts)." Chart. August 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/
US Department of Energy. (2024). Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/
US Department of Energy. "Capacity Additions of Distributed Wind Power in The United States from 2010 to 2023, by Size (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/
US Department of Energy, Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Capacity additions of distributed wind power in the United States from 2010 to 2023, by size (in megawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418257/us-distributed-wind-capacity-additions-size/
