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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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$2.7 billion

was invested in the domestic offshore wind industry to develop ports, vessels, supply chain, and transmission in 2022.

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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.

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$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.

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13 states

have policies that collectively support 112,286 MW of offshore wind by 2050.

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12 states

got more than 20% of their electricity supply from land-based wind energy in 2022.

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90,000 turbines

are installed in distributed wind applications in all 50 states as of 2022. 

 

 

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