As of end of 2022, Texas was the U.S. state with the highest cumulative wind power capacity. At the time, it had around 40 gigawatts of installed capacity, over three times that of runner-up Iowa. Only three states had more than 10 gigawatts of installed wind capacity that year.
Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts)
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US Department of Energy. (August 24, 2023). Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. "Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. (2023). Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. "Leading States in Cumulative Wind Power Capacity in The United States in 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy, Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/