This statistic gives outlook figures on the generation of renewable energy in the United States from 2009 through 2040. In 2015, the generation of wind power is estimated to be around 141.9 billion kilowatt hours.
Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040
(in billion kilowatt hours)
Characteristic
Generation in billion kilowatt hours
2040
248.02
2035
225.11
2030
219.06
2025
217.62
2020
217.53
2015
141.87
2011
120.12
2010
94.85
2009
71.06
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EIA. (December 16, 2013). Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. December 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2013). Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected U.S. Wind Power Generation from 2009 to 2040 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Projected U.S. wind power generation from 2009 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph], EIA, December 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192730/energy-generation-from-wind-power-in-the-us-since-2009/
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