This statistic represents the total nameplate capacity in the United States in 2018, by source. Wind power capacity accounted for around 7.9 percent of total U.S. electric nameplate capacity that year.
Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source
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US Department of Energy. (February 15, 2020). Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/
US Department of Energy. "Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/
US Department of Energy. "Distribution of The U.S. Nameplate Capacity in 2018, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/
US Department of Energy, Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Distribution of the U.S. nameplate capacity in 2018, by source [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196895/us-nameplate-capacity-by-source/