The US had 90.95GW of available installed wind generating capacity on 31 May, a record 7.67% of the nation’s 1.18 terawatts of utility-scale electric power generating capacity, according to newly released Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
One year ago, wind farms totaled 85.51GW, or 7.2% of nationwide generating capacity installations.
Wind has steadily gained ground against primary fossil fuel types used to produce electric power except natural gas, by far the number one generator with 515.47GW,
