Full Title: U.S. Wind Industry Second Quarter 2015 Market Report
Author(s): American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Publisher(s): American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
The American wind energy industry installed 1,661 megawatts (MW) in the second quarter of 2015, a record for second quarter installations. The 1,994 MW installed in the first two quarters of 2015 is more than double the capacity installed in the first half of 2014. The U.S. now has an installed wind capacity of 67,870 MW and over 49,000 wind turbines. There are over 13,600 MW of wind currently under construction, continuing near-record levels of construction activity. Over 800 MW of new power purchase agreements (PPA) were also signed in the second quarter of 2015.