A quarterly evaluation of the wind power capacity installations in the United States revealed that, each year, the largest additions took place during the fourth quarter of the year, between October and December. In 2020, around 2.5 gigawatts of wind power was installed in the second quarter.
Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts)
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AWEA. (October 29, 2020). Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/
AWEA. "Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. October 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/
AWEA. (2020). Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/
AWEA. "Quarterly Wind Power Capacity Additions in The U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/
AWEA, Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Quarterly wind power capacity additions in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], AWEA, October 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105826/quarterly-wind-power-capacity-installed-us/