Sentences with phrase «wind capacity additions»

While wind capacity additions exceeded those from all other energy sources in 2008 and 2009, this was not the case in 2010.

During 2009, U.S. net wind capacity additions totaled 9,645 MW; in 2010, according to preliminary EIA data, capacity additions dropped to 3,657 MW.

The change in eligibility requirements and the timing of the 2013 extension (the deadline wasn't extended past 2012 until the beginning of 2013) contributed to wind capacity additions falling from an all - time high of 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2012 to less than 1 GW in 2013.

Net wind capacity additions totaled 10,043 megawatts (MW) in 2012, while net natural gas capacity additions totaled 7,206 MW.

This resulted in a rollercoaster for wind capacity additions and employment.

Wind capacity additions in 2016 are expected to total 6.8 GW.

Data reported to EIA for 2012 point to another year of significant wind capacity additions, following a trend of increasing capacity additions in anticipation of a PTC expiration.

Wind capacity additions accounted for more than 45 % of total 2012 capacity additions and exceeded capacity additions from any other fuel source, including natural gas (which led capacity additions in 2000 - 07, 2010, and 2011).

About 50 % of the total December wind capacity additions were installed in three states: Texas (1,120 MW), Oklahoma (794 MW), and California (730 MW).

A modern nuclear plant would operate in the 650MW area, so 2005 saw wind capacity additions that would be the rough equivalent of 14 brand new nuclear stations in terms of peak cumulative output.

Last year, new wind and solar power installations accounted for most of the growth in renewable energy, with annual wind capacity additions rising to 4.9 gigawatts in 2014 from 0.5 gigawatts in 2013 as solar soared nearly 50 percent to 7.2 gigawatts.

Wind made up $ 112.5 billion of investment globally, down 9 per cent; wind capacity additions fell to 54 gigawatts from the previous year's high of 63 gigawatts.

Wind capacity additions (1,032 MW) dropped sharply in 2013 to less than one - tenth of the capacity added in 2012 (12,885 MW).

Approximately 40 % of the total 2012 wind capacity additions (12,620 MW) came online in December, just before the scheduled expiration of the wind production tax credit (PTC).

If all planned wind generators for 2012 come on line, as reported by industry participants, wind capacity additions could top 12,000 MW for this year.

As of November 30, 2012, the wind capacity planned to come on line by the end of December would account for approximately half of the total 2012 wind capacity additions.