In 2022, the United States' cumulative wind capacity reached an estimated 149 gigawatts. Among the various sources of renewable energy capacity, solar and wind capacity had a linear growth in the U.S. since the start of the decade.
Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts)
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BloombergNEF, & BCSE. (March 3, 2023). Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/
BloombergNEF, und BCSE. "Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/
BloombergNEF, BCSE. (2023). Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/
BloombergNEF, and BCSE. "Cumulative Renewable Energy Capacity in The United States from 2009 to 2020, with a Forecast for 2021 and 2022, by Technology (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/
BloombergNEF & BCSE, Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Cumulative renewable energy capacity in the United States from 2009 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 and 2022, by technology (in gigawatts) [Graph], BloombergNEF, & BCSE, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499157/cumulative-capacity-of-renewables-in-the-us-by-technology/