The U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 offshore, land-based, and distributed wind market reports show that wind power continues to be one of the fastest growing and lowest-cost sources of electricity in America and is poised for rapid growth, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Offshore Wind Energy
The Offshore Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition provides detailed information on the global offshore wind energy industry through Dec. 31, 2022, and tracks U.S. projects in various stages of development through May 31, 2023.
Land-Based Wind Energy
The Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition provides an overview of trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a particular focus on the year 2022. This report primarily focuses on land-based, utility-scale wind turbines over 100 kilowatts.
Distributed Wind Energy
The Distributed Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition provides statistics and analysis of U.S. distributed wind energy for 2003–2022. Distributed wind turbines are connected at the distribution level of an electricity system, or in off-grid applications, to serve local energy needs.
52,687 MW
is the potential generating capacity of the U.S. offshore wind energy project development and operational pipeline, a 15% increase since last year.
144,173 MW
is the amount of land-based wind capacity installed in the United States by the end of 2022, including 8,511 MW added across 14 states in 2022.
1,104 MW
is the amount of distributed wind capacity installed in the United States from 2003 to 2022, including 29.5 MW added across 13 states in 2022.
$2.7 billion
was invested in the domestic offshore wind industry to develop ports, vessels, supply chain, and transmission in 2022.
125,580 jobs
help power the domestic land-based wind energy industry after the number of full-time workers increased by 4.5% in 2022.
$84 million
was invested in new U.S. distributed wind projects in 2022, which is a $43 million increase from the previous year in 2021.
13 states
have policies that collectively support 112,286 MW of offshore wind by 2050.
12 states
got more than 20% of their electricity supply from land-based wind energy in 2022.
90,000 turbines
are installed in distributed wind applications in all 50 states as of 2022.
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