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Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report Third Quarter Highlights WIND POWERS AMERICA THIRD QUARTER 2020 MARKET REPORT THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 3 Third Quarter Highlights 2020 Wind Project Installations Wind Power Procurement Activity • The U.S. wind industry installed 1,934 MW of new • Project developers and power purchasers reported wind power capacity in the third quarter of 2020, 743 MW of new PPAs in the third quarter, bringing the highest third quarter on record. For the first nine PPA activity through September to 4,866 MW. months of the year the industry commissioned 6,309 • Corporate PPA activity picked up again, with five MW, a 72% increase over the first three quarters of companies announcing wind power contracts totaling 2019. 689 MW. • Project owners commissioned 10 new projects across 9 states in the third quarter. Texas led with 687 MW Turbine Technology Trends installed, followed by Colorado (496 MW), Illinois (200 • GE Renewable Energy MW), Iowa (168 MW), and Indiana (147 MW). continues to lead turbine • There are now 111,808 MW of operating wind power installations in 2020, capacity in the United States, with over 60,000 wind capturing 60% of the market turbines operating across 41 states and two U.S. through September. Vestas territories. ranks second with 27%, followed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with 10% Wind Capacity Under Construction and and Nordex USA with 2%. in Advanced Development • Average turbine capacities • Projects totaling 43,575 MW were under construction continue to increase, with (24,355 MW) or in advanced development (19,220 27% of turbines installed MW) at the end of September. in the first nine months of • Projects totaling 972 MW started construction in the year rated over 3 MW, the third quarter and 1,448 MW entered advanced including the third project to development. start operating 4 MW class turbines. • There are currently 12 states with over 1,000 MW • The majority of land-based projects in the pipeline under construction or in advanced development. that have reported turbine models are using turbines Federal waters host 21% of the total development with a nameplate capacity between 2 MW and 2.9 pipeline, followed by Texas (15%), Wyoming (10%), MW, while 33% have selected turbines rated 3 MW or Oklahoma (8%), and New Mexico (6%). higher. American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 4 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 5 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH Chart Title Quarterly U.S. Wind PowerChart Capacity Title Installations • The U.S. wind industry commissioned 1,934 MW of wind power capacity in the third quarter of 2020, the highest third quarter on record. • Wind capacity additions were up 72% in the nine months of 2020 compared to the same period last year. In fact, 2020 is currently on pace to set the record for capacity installations. 90009,000 9000 8,382 8,382 80008,000 8000 70007,000 7000 6,480 6,480 Wind Power Capacity (MW) 5,945 60006,000 5,945 6000 5,465 5,465 4,998 50005,000 4,998 5000 4,125 4,125 40004,000 3,603 4000 3,603 3,299 3,230 3,299 3,230 30003,000 2,554 3000 1,213 2,554 1,213 1,834 1,661 1,927 1,934 1,834 2,000 1,9341,821 1,912 1,661 2,000 1,927 1,821 20002,000 1,912 1,603 2000 1,050 1,603 1,050 1,207 1,207 1,118 1,016 7041,118 895 626 841 899 704 1,016 626 841 899 1,000 673 619 895 1000 673 539 520 534 612 1000 539 619 419 612 406 419217 333 520 310 534 351 217 333 310 351 406 2 0 70 2 0 70 0 00 2010 20102011 20112012 20122013 20132014 20142015 20152016 20162017 20172018 20182019 20192020 2020 Q1 Q2Q1 Q3Q2 Q4Q3 Q4 American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 6 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Growth • There are now 111,808 MW of wind energyAnnual operating in Grossthe United States,Capacity with over 60,000Installations wind turbines spinning across 41 states and two U.S. territories. 16000 14000 1200012,000 120,000 111,808 Cumulative Wind Power Capacity (MW) 1000010,000 100,000 80008,000 73,891 80,000 60006,000 60,000 40,346 40004,000 40,000 Annual Wind Power Capacity Additions (MW) Annual Wind Power Capacity 20002,000 20,000 9,046 00 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Annual Gross CapacityAnnual Installations Gross Capacity Installations Cumulative Capacity Note: There are now 109,919 MW of wind energy operating in the United States, with over 60,000 wind turbines spinning across 41 states and two U.S. territories American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 7 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH Wind Power Capacity Installations in 3Q 2020 • Developers installed 10 new wind projects, totaling 1,934 MW across 8 states during the third quarter of 2020. • Texas led with 687 MW installed, followed by Colorado (496 MW), Illinois (200 MW), Iowa (168 MW), and Indiana (147 MW). • Year-to-date the industry has added 36 projects across 16 states totaling 6,309 MW. Texas leads installations for the year (2,037 MW), followed by Colorado (795 MW) and Iowa (637 MW). AK AK WA WA VT ME MT ND VT ME MT OR ND MN NH OR MN ID SD NY NHMA WI NY ID 10SD6 MI MA WY WI 103 RI 106 IA MI WY 103 PA CT RI NE 168IA PA NJCT NV 168 IL IN OH DENJ NE OH NV UT CO 200IL 147IN MDDE CA WV UT CO 200 147 742 MD CA 496 KS MO WV VA 496 KY 742 VA KS MO Federal KY NC TN FederalWaters AZ OK NC NM TN Waters AZ OK AR SC NM AR GA SC MS AL GA TX MS AL 687TX LA HI 687 LA GU 28HI FL GU 28 FL PR PR >1MW to 100MW ■ >100 MW to 250MW ■ 250MW to 500MW ■ >500MW to 1,000MW ■ >1MW to 100MW ■ >100 MW to 250MW ■ 250MW to 500MW ■ >500MW to 1,000MW ■ American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 8 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH Operational Wind Power Capacity, by State • The addition of Aviator Wind (525 MW) allows Texas to claim the largest, single-phase wind project in the country. Colorado’s Cheyenne Ridge (496 MW), also placed-in-service this quarter, is the second largest, single-phase wind project. • In state rankings, Indiana jumped two spots to 12th position, while Nebraska fell to 14th place. • Currently, 20 states have over 1,000 MW of installed capacity. WA VT AK 64 3,108WA ME MT 149VT AK 64 3,108 ND 923ME 880MT MN 149 OR 3,640ND 923 880 4,048 3,423 3,640 MN NH 214 OR ID NY SD 4,048 NHMA 214 120 3,423 973ID WI 1,987 WY 1,848SD MI NY MA 120 973 746WI RI 75 1,816WY 1,848 2,45MI9 PA 1,987 IA 746 CT 5RI 75 1,816 NE 10,799 2,459 1,459PA IA OH NJCT 9 5 NV 2,36NE4 10,799 IL IN 1,459 UT 864OH DENJ 2 9 152NV 2,364 5,858IL 2,46IN4 MD 191 CA 391UT CO 864WV DE 2 152 5,858 2,464 MD 191 5,871CA 391 4,55CO8 KS MO 742WV VA 5,871 4,558 6,51KS2 1,201MO KY 742 VA 6,512 1,201 KY Federal NC 208 FederalWaters OK TN 29 NC 208 AZ OK TN 29 Waters AZ NM 8,173 AR SC 268 NM 8,173 268 1,953 AR SC 1,953 AL GA MS GA TX MS AL 30,904TX LA GU HI 30,904 LA <1GU 233HI FL 233 FL <1 PR 125 PR 125 1 to 500MW ■ >500MW to 1,000MW ■ >1,000MW to 2,500MW ■ >2,500MW to 5,000MW ■ >5,000MW to 10,000MW ■ >10,000MW ■ 1 to 500MW ■ >500MW to 1,000MW ■ >1,000MW to 2,500MW ■ >2,500MW to 5,000MW ■ >5,000MW to 10,000MW ■ >10,000MW ■ American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 10 U.S. WIND POWER CAPACITY GROWTH Wind Power Capacity Under Construction or in Advanced Development • At the end of September 2020, there were 43,575 MW of wind power capacity in the near-term pipeline, including 24,355 MW under construction and 19,220 MW in advanced development. The total pipeline is essentially flat from the previous quarter. • Despite disruptions from COVID-19, project developers announced 2,420 MW in combined new development activity in the third quarter of 2020, with projects totaling 972 MW starting construction and an additional 1,448 MW entering advanced development. • Developers continue to report challenges raising tax equity for projects in development. Tax equity supply is reported to be tight, due to economic uncertainty, tighter lending standards, and more limited capital allocations. AWEA is pursuing direct pay provisions to alleviate this constraint. 50,000 WIND POWER PIPELINE OVER TIME 46,728 44,942 45,000 44,136 43,628 43,575 41,775 40,000 39,086 37,857 38,056 35,000 35,000 33,512 29,634 Wind Power Capacity (MW) 30,000 28,731 25,819 23,977 25,000 23,280 21,344 20,000 18,279 15,231 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1Q 2016 2Q 2016 3Q 2016 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 2Q 2017 3Q 2017 4Q 2017 1Q 2018 2Q 2018 3Q 2018 4Q 2018 1Q 2019 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Grand Total Under Construction Advanced Development American Wind Energy Association | Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report | AWEA Member Version 11 U.S.
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