With the addition of 5,001 megawatts in the fourth quarter of 2015, total wind energy capacity in the U.S. is now just shy of 75 gigawatts, according to the latest market report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
Last year, the U.S. installed 8,598 megawatts of wind power, up 77 percent over the 4,854 megawatts installed in 2014. The 5,001 megawatts added in fourth quarter of 2015 surpassed the entire previous year, and marked the second best quarter ever recorded.
