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 half of all new U.S. electric capacity additions in 2018, representing $29 billion in new investment. Wind and solar powered nearly 9% of all U.S. electricity consumption last year.
$29 Billion
invested in wind and solar in 2018
500+
wind industry manufacturing sites
600
solar industry manufacturing sites
161 GW
of installed wind and solar power
354,000
direct wind and solar jobs
8.5 GW
of wind and solar purchased by corporate and industrial companies in 2018
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