Annual wind power generation hours across the country

Wind power in the United States

Conventional power plants range from $39/MWh for the low end of Gas Combined Cycle up to $221/MWh for the upper end of Gas Peaking and Nuclear power plants. The average LCOE for

U.S. wind power generation by state 2024| Statista

Texas is by far the state with the highest wind energy production in the United States. In 2024, Texas generated roughly 124.94 terawatt-hours of wind power.

Electricity

Hourly Electric Grid Monitor Up-to-the-hour information showing electricity demand and generation by source for 64 balancing authorities across the U.S. electric grid and hourly CO 2 emissions estimates

A database of hourly wind speed and modeled generation for US wind

The repository contains wind speeds and generation based on three different meteorological models: ERA5, MERRA2, and HRRR. Data are publicly accessible in simple csv files.

Annual change in wind energy generation

At the link below you can find a detailed description of the structure of our data pipeline, including links to all the code used to prepare data across Our World in Data.

Wind power in the United States

OverviewEconomicsHistoryNational trendsWind power by stateCommercialization of wind powerOffshore wind powerWind energy meteorology

In version 16.0 of the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) report published in April 2023, Lazard reports an LCOE for onshore wind between $24 and $75 per megawatt-hour (MWh) and the range for offshore between $72 and $140 per MWh. The lower end of the range ($24/MWh) is, along with utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV), the lowest unsubsidized LCOE. Conventional power plants range from $39/MWh for the low end of Gas Combined Cycle up to $221/MWh for the upper end of

U.S. wind generation falls into regional patterns by season

Because of geographic differences in wind resource potential, wind generation varies across regions. We grouped states into regional groups that have similar wind capacity factor patterns.

U.S. wind generation hit record in April 2024, exceeding coal-fired

Wind installations in the United States produced 45.9 terawatthours (TWh) of electricity in March 2024, compared with 38.4 TWh from coal-fired power plants. In April 2024, coal-fired

Wind power generation, 2025

Annual electricity generation from wind is measured in terawatt-hours (TWh) per year. This includes both onshore and offshore wind sources.

U.S. wind power generation 2024| Statista

In 2024, around 453 terawatt hours of wind electricity were generated in the United States. Wind has advanced to become the main source of renewable power generation in the U.S.,

Wind Energy Growth | Energy Markets & Planning

Explore the tabs above to see interactive maps and charts of annual growth, cumulative installations, and share of generation by state and region. For more information on land-based wind energy from