WIND INSTALLATIONS REBOUND: The 4,854 MegaWatt of wind capacity added during 2014 was more than four times the amount installed in 2013. Additionally, there are more than 12,700 MegaWatt of wind capacity currently under construction and an additional 5,000 MegaWatt of wind capacity with long-term power purchase agreements that had not started construction by the end of 2014.
From AWEA 2014 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report
CARBON AND WATER SAVINGS GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: Wind energy production avoided an estimated 125 million metric tons of carbon dioxide during 2014 – more than 5.7 percent of U.S. power sector emissions – while avoiding the consumption of over 68 billion gallons of water. This was estimated with a new tool that shows these benefits are even greater than previously thought.
From AWEA 2014 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report
WIND TOP SOURCE OF NEW GENERATION: Wind energy was the largest source of new generation in the U.S. It was the primary choice for new power in the wind-rich regions of the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Plains states, providing 60 percent or more of all new electric generation capacity between 2011 and 2014. Wind’s market share was as high as 80 percent in the Midwest.
From AWEA 2014 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report