Led by AT&T, Facebook and Walmart, US corporates and industrials procured a record 4,203MW of wind power in 2018, an 80% increase from the previous high in 2015, for cost reasons and to meet sustainability goals and lower emissions, according to an American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) report.

Cumulative C&I wind purchases were 13,346MW on 31 December including power purchase agreements for more than 11,300MW.