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Wind Represented 24% of Generating Capacity Additions in 2014
Total Annual Capacity Additions (GW)
Percentage of Generation
Capacity Additions (2007-2014)
100
86
80
60
40
40
20
20
0
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Wind
Gas
Solar
Coal
Other Renewable
Other Non-Renewable
Wind (% of Total, right axis)
Wind Capacity Additions
(% of Total Annual Capacity Additions)
2%
100%
27%
26%
33%
80%
54%
49%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Interior
Great Lakes
Northeast
West
Southeast
U.S. Total
■Wind
Solar
From 2007-2014, wind
comprised 33% of capacity
additions nationwide, and a
much higher proportion in
some regions.
Other Renewable ■Gas ■ Coal ■Other Non-Renewable
Source: Wiser, Ryan and Mark Bolinger. 2015. 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report. Washington, D.C.: DOE. DOE/GO-102015-4702. Accessed September
2015, http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-188167.pdf.
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