U.S. Wind Industry: Quarterly Market Report
U.S. Wind Industry: Quarterly Market Report
U.S. Wind Industry: Quarterly Market Report
WIND INDUSTRY
QUARTERLY MARKET REPORT
THIRD QUARTER 2019
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Table of Contents
Third Quarter 2019 Highlights 3
U.S. Wind Power Capacity Growth
U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Growth 4
Quarterly U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations 5
New Wind Power Capacity Installations in 2019, by State 6
U.S. Wind Power Cumulative Installed Capacity, by State 7
Wind Power Capacity Under Construction or in Advanced Development 8
Wind Power Capacity Under Construction 9
Wind Power Capacity Under Construction, by State Member Version Only
Wind Power Capacity in Advanced Development Member Version Only
Wind Power Capacity in Advanced Development, by State Member Version Only
Wind Power Capacity Under Construction or in Advanced Development, Top States Member Version Only
Wind Power Procurement Activity
Wind Power Capacity Offtake Status Member Version Only
Quarterly Wind Power Purchase Agreements Member Version Only
2019 Power Purchase Agreements Member Version Only
Map of Power Purchase Agreements Announced in 2019 Member Version Only
Mergers & Acquisition Activity Member Version Only
Wind Turbine Market Trends
Wind Turbine Manufacturer Market Member Version Only
Land-based Turbine Technology Trends Member Version Only
Regional Turbine Technology Trends Member Version Only
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Activity Member Version Only
Appendices
Map of Projects Online in 2019, Under Construction, or in Advanced Development 24
Utility-Scale Wind Projects Completed in 2019 25
Utility-Scale Wind Projects Under Construction Member Version Only
Utility-Scale Wind Projects in Advanced Development Member Version Only
State Offshore Wind Solicitation Project Winners Member Version Only
2019 Power Purchase Agreements Member Version Only
2019 Project Acquisition Activity Member Version Only
2019 Electric Utility Renewable Energy Requests for Proposals (RFPs) Member Version Only
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Third Quarter Highlights
2019 Wind Project Installations
• The U.S. wind industry installed 1,927 MW of new wind power capacity in the third quarter of 2019. The industry has commissioned 3,667 MW in the
first nine months of the year, a 123% increase over the first three quarters of 2018.
• Project owners commissioned eight new projects in three states in the third quarter. Texas led with 1,232 MW installed, followed by Kansas with 475
MW and New Mexico with 221 MW.
• There are now over 100,000 MW of operating wind power capacity in the United States, with more than 57,700 wind turbines operating across 41
states and two U.S. territories.
• Project owners partially repowered six projects in the third quarter, increasing the projects’ total capacity from 618 MW to 696 MW. Over 1,000 MW
have been repowered year-to-date.
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U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Growth
14,000 110,000
• The U.S. wind industry reached a major milestone in the third
quarter as new projects brought total installed capacity over 100,125
100,000
13,000 100 gigawatts. There are now 100,125 MW of wind energy
100,000
operating in the
Cumulative United States, with more than 57,700 wind
Capacity
12,000 turbines spinning across 41 states and two U.S. territories. 90,551
90,000 Annual New Capacity Installations 88,973
90,000
11,000 82,005
1Q New Capacity Installations
Cumulative Capacity
Annual Wind Power Capacity Additions (MW)
9,000
70,000 3Q New Capacity Installations 70,000
Wind Power Capacity (MW)
65,872
4Q New Capacity Installations
8,000
60,065 61,135 60,000
60,000
7,000
50,000
50,000
6,000 40,34646,777
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Quarterly U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations
9,000 • The U.S. wind industry commissioned 1,927 MW of wind power capacity in the third
quarter of 2019, the highest third quarter for installations on record.
1Q 8,382 • Installations for the year total 3,667 MW, a 123% increase over the first three quarters of
2018.
8,000 2Q
• In addition to new capacity installations, project owners partially repowered 618 MW of
3Q existing projects in the third quarter. Capacity across the repowered projects increased
78 MW due to changes in turbine nameplate capacities, bringing the total capacity to
7,000 4Q 696 MW.
6,478
5,944
6,000
Wind Power Capacity (MW)
4,998
5,000
4,125
4,000
3,603
3,299 3,230
3,000
2,000 1,927
2,000 1,912 1,834
1,6611,603
1,207 1,213
1,118
1,050 1,016
1,000 895 841 899
704 673 626 612
539 619
520 534
419 357 406
333 310
217
2 0 70
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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New Wind Power Capacity Installations in 2019, by State
AK
1
WA
VT ME
MT ND
OR MN
67 NH
ID SD WI NY MA
MI
WY 161 RI
IA PA CT
NV NE 536 NJ
IL OH DE
IN
CA UT 76 MD
CO WV
2 KS VA
MO
475 KY
NC
TN
• Developers installed eight new wind projects totaling 1,927
AZ OK
NM AR MW in three states during theSCthird quarter.
221
• Texas led third quarterGA
capacity additions with 1,232 MW,
MS AL
Kansas added 475 MW, and New Mexico added 221 MW.
TX • Year-to-date the industry has added 20 projects across 9
LA
2,129 states totalling 3,667 MW.
HI
• Texas leads in installations for the
FL year (2,129 MW), followed
GU PR
by Iowa (536 MW) and Kansas (475 MW).
• Project owners also partially repowered six projects totaling
696 MW post-repower in Iowa, Oregon, Texas, and Wyoming
in the third quarter (not shown on map).
PR
125
>0 to 500 MW >500 to 1,000 MW >1,000 to 2,500 MW >2,500 to 5,000 MW >5,000 to 10,000 MW >10,000 MW
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Wind Power Capacity Under Construction or in Advanced Development
• The near-term U.S. wind project pipeline grew to a new record in the third quarter of 2019. There are now 46,495 MW of wind power capacity either under
construction (22,651 MW) or in advanced development (23,844 MW), including 5,796 MW of offshore wind. The total pipeline increased 11% over the
second quarter and 22% year-over-year as thanks to strong demand from utilities and corporate purchasers, as well as an increase in offshore wind project
announcements.
• Project developers announced a record 10,090 MW in combined new activity in the third quarter of 2019, with projects totaling 3,945 MW starting construction
and an additional 6,145 MW entering advanced development.
• Wind projects currently under construction have been underway for an average of roughly one year, while projects in advanced development have been
underway for 14 months, on average. Half of the capacity underway started construction or entered advanced development in 2019.
40,000 39,159
37,857 38,129
35,073
35,000
Wind Power Capacity (MW)
33,512
29,634 28,731
30,000
25,819
25,000 23,280 23,977
21,344
20,000 18,297
15,231
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19 3Q19
Under Construction End of Quarter Advanced Development End of Quarter
Combined Total
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Wind Power Capacity Under Construction
24,000
• Construction activity reached yet another record in the third quarter, with
a total of 22,651 MW now under construction.
22,000
• Construction activity increased 8% over the previous quarter, with 3,945
MW starting construction in the third quarter.
20,000 • Total wind capacity under construction is up 11% year-over-year and there
is 65% more wind under construction now than at the same time two
years ago.
18,000
16,000
Wind Power Capacity (MW)
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 1Q15 2Q15 3Q15 4Q15 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19 3Q19
Existing Capacity Under Construction New Capacity Under Construction Completed Capacity in Quarter
Note: Project developers self-report projects as under construction. The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under
IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60; projects are presumed to have taken steps to qualify for the PTC through safe harbor or physical construction.
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Wind Power Capacity Under Construction, by State
Note: Project developers self-report projects as under construction. The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under
IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60; projects are presumed to have taken steps to qualify for the PTC through safe harbor or physical construction.
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Wind Power Capacity in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction but has either signed a PPA (or similar long-term contract), announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to
proceed under utility ownership.
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Wind Power Capacity in Advanced Development, by State
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction but has either signed a PPA (or similar long-term contract), announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to
proceed under utility ownership. Offshore wind capacity is assigned to a state based on the BOEM lease area location.
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Wind Power Capacity Under Construction or in Advanced Development, Top States
Note: Offshore wind capacity is assigned to a state based on the BOEM lease area location.
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Wind Power Capacity Offtake Status
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Quarterly Wind Power Purchase Agreements
Note: PPA totals reflect the original offtaker and do not include sleeved PPAs or subsequent sales through utilities. Totals do not include PPAs for projects that were later cancelled.
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2019 Power Purchase Agreements
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Map of Power Purchase Agreements Signed in 2019
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Mergers & Acquisitions Activity
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Wind Turbine Manufacturer Market
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Land-based Turbine Technology Trends
Note: Data represents projects that have reported turbine models to AWEA.
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Regional Turbine Technology Trends
Note: Data represents land-based projects that have announced turbine models to AWEA.
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U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Activity
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U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Activity
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Map of Projects Online in 2019, Under Construction, or in Advanced Development
Project Capacity:
1 - 99 MW
100 - 199 MW
200 - 299 MW
300 - 399 MW
400 - 499 MW
500 - 3,000 MW
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Utility-Scale Wind Projects Completed in 2019
Project
Capacity
State Project Phase Name (MW) Turbine OEM Turbine Model Project Developer(s) Project Owner(s) Power Purchaser(s)
First Quarter 2019
AK St. Mary's Wind Turbine 0.90 EWT Americas DW-52-900 Alaska Village Electric Coop Alaska Village Electric Coop Alaska Village Elec Coop
Siemens Gamesa Leeward Renewable Energy
IL Mendota Hills Repowering 76.13 SG 2.6-126 Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC Digital Realty
Renewable Energy Development, LLC
GE 2.3-116; Interstate Power and Light Co,
IA English Farms 170.30 GE Renewable Energy Interstate Power and Light Co Interstate Power and Light Co
GE 2.5-127 Tradewind Energy
IA Saratoga 66.00 Vestas V116-2.0 Madison Gas & Electric Co Madison Gas & Electric Co Madison Gas & Electric Co
GE 2.3-116; Apex Clean Energy, Interstate
IA Upland Prairie 299.30 GE Renewable Energy Interstate Power and Light Co Interstate Power and Light Co
GE 2.5-116 Power and Light Co
GE 2.3-116;
MI Pine River 161.30 GE Renewable Energy Invenergy DTE Energy The DTE Electric Company
GE 2.5-116
Siemens Gamesa SWT-2.3-108; Southern Minnesota Municipal
MN Stoneray 66.63 EDF Renewables EDF Renewables
Renewable Energy SWT-2.625-120 Power Agency
Second Quarter 2019
CA Mann Packing 1.70 GE Renewable Energy 1.7-100 Foundation Windpower Foundation Windpower Mann Packing, Excess to PG&E
V110-2.0; V116- Tri Global Energy;
TX Hale Wind 478.00 Vestas Xcel Energy Southwestern Public Service Co
2.0 NextEra Energy Resources
V126-3.45; Apex Clean Energy;
TX Patriot Wind 226.05 Vestas Avangrid Renewables Hedge Contract (ERCOT)
V136-3.6 Clearway Energy Group
Akamai Technologies (8MW);
TX Seymour Hills 30.00 GE Renewable Energy GE 2.5-127 ENGIE North America ENGIE North America
Ingersoll Rand (22 MW)
Third Quarter 2019
Siemens Gamesa EDP Renewables North America EDP Renewables North America;
KS Prairie Queen 199.28 SG 2.6-126 Kansas City Power & Light
Renewable Energy LLC Axium Infrastructure
Siemens Gamesa Target (100 MW); T-Mobile (160
KS Solomon Forks 275.63 SG 2.625-120 ENGIE North America Inc. ENGIE North America Inc.
Renewable Energy MW); Merchant (15.63 MW)
Siemens Gamesa Pattern Energy Group LP; Sacramento Municipal Utility
NM Grady 220.50 SWT-2.625-120 Pattern Energy Group LP
Renewable Energy National Renewable Solutions District
Luminant Energy (300 MW);
TX Foard City 350.28 GE Renewable Energy GE 2.5-127 Innergex Innergex
Merchant (ERCOT) (50.28)
TX Gopher Creek Wind Farm 158.00 Vestas North America V116-2.0 Tri Global Energy Terna Energy Hedge Contract
TX Lockett 183.75 GE Renewable Energy GE 2.5-127 Lincoln Clean Energy Lincoln Clean Energy Hedge (147 MW); Unknown
TX Rio Bravo 237.60 Vestas North America V136-3.6 Longroad Energy Partners Sammons Renewable Energy Hedge Contract
Grupo Bimbo (100 MW); Merck &
TX Santa Rita East 302.40 GE Renewable Energy GE 2.5-127 Invenergy AEP Renewables; Invenergy Co (60 MW); Merchant (42.4 MW);
Novartis (100 MW)
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects Under Construction
Note: The AWEA under construction definition is at the discretion of the project developer and may be different from the start construction definition under IRS Notices 2013-29 and 2013-60.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction, but has either signed a PPA, announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to proceed under utility ownership.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction, but has either signed a PPA, announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to proceed under utility ownership.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction, but has either signed a PPA, announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to proceed under utility ownership.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction, but has either signed a PPA, announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to proceed under utility ownership.
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Utility-Scale Wind Power Projects in Advanced Development
Note: AWEA defines a project as in advanced development if it has not yet started construction, but has either signed a PPA, announced a firm turbine order, or been announced to proceed under utility ownership.
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State Offshore Wind Project Winners
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2019 Power Purchase Agreements
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2019 Power Purchase Agreements
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2019 Project Acquisition Activity
Note: Data include operating project acquisitions, and do not include projects acquired either upon or prior to commercial operation. YieldCo drop-downs are not considered project acquisitions.
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2019 Project Acquisition Activity
Note: Data include operating project acquisitions, and do not include projects acquired either upon or prior to commercial operation. YieldCo drop-downs are not considered project acquisitions.
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2019 Project Acquisition Activity
Note: Data include operating project acquisitions, and do not include projects acquired either upon or prior to commercial operation. YieldCo drop-downs are not considered project acquisitions.
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Electric Utility Renewable Energy Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
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Electric Utility Renewable Energy Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
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