The government's goal is 30,000 megawatts of offshore capacity by 2020. (earthpolicy.org)
In 2015 3,398 MW of new offshore capacity was added worldwide, bringing the total to over 12,107 MW according to the Global Wind Energy Council. (pragmaticenvironmentalistofnewyork.blog)
But Europe has been leading the way in using the technology, adding 3 GW last year and taking total offshore capacity to 19 GW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. (in.reuters.com)