American Wind and Solar Energy by the Numbers
Electricity buyers—whether they are utilities, municipalities, universities or Fortune 500 companies—are increasingly seeking to make wind and solar energy a major part of their energy portfolios. Wind and solar power comprised about 50% of all new U.S. electric capacity additions in 2017, representing over $25 billion in new investment. Wind and solar powered just over 8% of the total U.S. electricity consumption in the last year.
$173 Billion
invested in wind and solar energy
500
wind industry manufacturing sites
600
solar industry manufacturing sites
145 GW
of installed wind and solar power
474,000
direct wind and solar jobs
13.1 GW
of wind and solar purchased by corporate and industrial companies in the last 6 years
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