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American Wind Energy Association

U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2014 Market Report

A product of AWEA Data Services

Released January 28, 2015

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the American wind energy industry installed 3,600 megawatts (MW). In total during 2014, 4,854 megawatts (MW) were installed, nearly five times more than the industry installed in 2013. The U.S. now has an installed wind capacity of 65,879 MW.

There are over 12,700 MW of wind currently under construction, with more than 3,300 MW of power purchase agreements signed in 2014.

American Wind Energy Association

U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2015 Market Report

A product of AWEA Data Services

Released January 27, 2015

The American wind energy industry installed 5,001 megawatts (MW) during the fourth quarter of 2015, the second highest quarterly activity on record. The 8,598 MW total capacity installed during 2015 represents a 77% increase over total installations during 2014.

The U.S. now has an installed wind capacity of 74,472 MW with over 9,400 MW of wind currently under construction and an additional 4,900 MW in advanced stages of development.

American Wind Energy Association | U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2015 Market Report | AWEA Public Version 2

Table of Contents

Key Takeaways 3

U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Growth 4

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, by State 5

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, by Quarter 6

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, Top States 7

Wind Power Capacity Under Construction 8

Map of Wind Power Capacity Under Construction 9

Wind Power Capacity in Advanced Development Full Version Only

Power Offtake Status for Near-Term Projects Full Version Only

Power Purchase Agreement Activity Full Version Only

Project Acquisition Activity in 2015 Full Version Only

Market Share for Turbine Manufacturers Full Version Only

Utility-Scale Wind Projects Completed in 2015 10

Map of Projects Online & Under Construction in 2015 14

Wind Power Projects Under Construction Full Version Only

New Power Purchase Agreements Full Version Only

New Project Acquisition Activity Full Version Only


Key Takeaways

2015 Wind Project Installations

• During the fourth quarter of 2015, the U.S. wind industry installed 5,001 MW of wind power capacity, the second most active quarter on record.Developersinstalledmorecapacityduringthefourthquarterthanthefirstthreequartersof2015combined,andmorethanthe4,854MW installed in 2014.

• More than 4,300 turbines were installed across 37 projects in 17 different states. The most capacity was installed in Texas with 1,307 MW, followed by Oklahoma (853 MW), Kansas (599 MW), and Iowa (502 MW).

• Iowa is now ranked second in the nation with more than 6,000 MW of installed capacity, and Oklahoma now has over 5,000 MW installed.Connecticut installed the state’s first utility scale wind project during the fourth quarter, bringing the total number of states with online wind projects to 40 states.

• For the year, the U.S. wind industry installed a total of 8,598 MW. This represents a 77% increase over the 4,854 MW installed during 2014, and the third highest annual total in history.

• There are now 74,472 MW of installed wind capacity in the United States and more than 52,000 operating wind turbines.

Construction Activity and Near Term Wind Development

• Wind developers reported more than 9,400 MW of construction activity across 72 projects in 22 states plus Guam. This includes over 1,800 MW of new construction announcements made during the fourth quarter.

• Texas continues to host the majority of under construction activity with over 5,000 MW reported.

• Wind developers also reported over 4,900 MW of projects in advanced stages of development, with over 1,500 MW of new additions announced during the fourth quarter.

Power Purchaser Activity and Project Acquisitions

• More than 1,800 MW of PPAs were signed in the fourth quarter, contributing to the more than 4,000 MW of total PPAs signed during 2015.

• Non-utility customers increased their investment in wind. Approximately 75% of the MW contracted through PPAs during the fourth quarter were through companies including Procter & Gamble, General Motors, and Google Energy.

• Utilities actively continued to buy wind, with more than 2,300 MW of installations during the fourth quarter attached to utility PPA contracts.

• In the emerging Southeastern states market, Southern Company commissioned an Oklahoma wind project during the fourth quarter and one additional Oklahoma wind project with a Gulf Power PPA came partially online.

• Companies completed a total of 3,733 MW in project acquisitions during 2015. SunEdison led in these acquisitions with 1,273 MW.


Note: Utility-scale wind capacity includes installations of wind turbines larger than 100-kW for the purpose of the AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Quarterly Market Reports. Annual capacity additions and cumulative capacity may not always add up due to decommissioned, uprated and repowered wind turbines. Wind capacity data for each year is continuously updated as information changes.

U.S. Annual and Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Growth

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MO459

IL3,842

IN1,895

WI648 MI

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NY1,749

ME613

IA6,212

MN3,235

KS3,766

ND2,143

AZ268

CA6,108

CO2,992

DE 2

ID973

MD 190

MT665

NE890

NH 185

NJ 9

NM1,080

SD977

OH443

OK5,184

PA1,340

TN 29

TX17,713

UT327

VT 119

OR3,153

WA3,075

WV583

WY1,410

PR125

AK62

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U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, by State


U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, by Quarter

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16 Pennsylvania

15 Wyoming

14 Michigan

13 New York

12 Indiana

11 North Dakota

10 Colorado

9 Washington

8 Oregon

7 Minnesota

6 Kansas

5 Illinois

4 Oklahoma

3 California

2 Iowa

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U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations, Top States

• Iowa is now ranked second in the nation with more than 6,000 MW of installed capacity. Oklahoma now has over 5,000 MW, and North Dakota has more then 2,000 MW.

• Texas continues to lead the nation with over 17,700 MW of installed capacity, more than twice the installed capacity of any other state.

• New Mexico became the 17th state to pass the 1,000 MW capacity threshold during the fourth quarter with 268 MW installed.

State 4Q 2015 2015 TotalTexas 1,307 3,615Oklahoma 853 1,402Kansas 599 799Iowa 502 524Colorado 399 399

Top Five States for Wind Power Capacity Additions (MW)


Wind Power Capacity Under Construction

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• The fourth quarter of 2015 saw over 1,850 MW in new construction announcements and approximately 9,400 MW of total construction activity, a decrease in comparison to recent historical highs. This decrease is the result of several projects coming online. The industry is expected to gain momentum with the recent PTC extension.

• Projects reported as under construction are presumed to have taken steps to qualify for the PTC through safe harbor or physical construction.


Map of Wind Power Capacity Under Construction

No construction confirmed by AWEA 1-249 MW 250-499 MW 500-999 MW 1,000+ MW

• Construction continues on projects including the first utility scale wind farm in North Carolina, the first wind turbines in Guam, and the first offshore wind project in the U.S.

• Over 53% of reported construction activity is located in Texas, with 16% located in the Plains states, ranging from Nebraska to Oklahoma.

• An additional 13% of activity is located in the Midwestern states from the Dakotas east to Michigan.


Utility-Scale Wind Projects Completed in 2015

State Project Name

Project Capacity (MW) Turbine OEM Turbine Model Project Developer Project Owner Power Purchaser

First Quarter 2015

IA Carroll Area 20.00 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Own Energy NJR Clean Energy Ventures MidAmerican Energy

NY New York State Thruway Authority

1.10 Vergnet GEV MP-R New York State Thruway Authority

New York State Thruway Authority

TX Baffin 202.00 Gamesa G97-2.0 Iberdrola Renewables Iberdrola Renewables Merchant (ERCOT)

TX Keechi 110.00 Vestas V100-2.0 RES Americas Enbridge Microsoft

Second Quarter 2015

CA Rising Tree South 99.00 Vestas V112-3.3 EDP Renewables North America LLC

EDP Renewables North America LLC Southern California Edison

CA San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm 8.00 Refurbished

Vestas V42 San Gorgonio Farms, Inc. San Gorgonio Farms, Inc. Southern California Edison

IL Hoopeston Wind 98.00 Vestas V100-2.0 Apex Clean Energy IKEA Merchant (ERCOT)

IL Method Manufacturing Plant 0.60 Refurbished NEG

Micon NM48 Rockwind Venture Partners Method Products Method Products

OK Osage Wind 150.36 GE Energy 1.7-100 Tradewind Energy Enel Green Power North America

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.

SD Beethoven Wind, LLC 79.55 GE Energy 1.85-87 BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC NorthWestern Energy

TX Green Pastures 150.00 Acciona Windpower AW-3000/116 Pioneer Green Capital Dynamics Merchant Hedge Contract

TX Jumbo Road 299.70 GE Energy 1.85-87 Lincoln Renewable Energy BHE Renewables Austin Energy

TX Longhorn 200.00 Vestas V100-2.0 EDF Renewable Energy; RES Americas

EDF Renewable Energy; BlackRock Merchant (ERCOT)

TX Los Vientos III 200.00 Vestas V110-2.0 Duke Energy Duke Energy Austin Energy

TX Mesquite Creek 211.22 GE Energy 1.7-100 BNB Renewables; Sumitomo Corporation of America

Sumitomo Corporation of America Merchant (ERCOT)

TX Stephens Ranch II 164.68 GE Energy 1.7-100 Wind Tex Energy and Mesa Power Starwood Energy Merchant (ERCOT)

Third Quarter 2015

AZ Red Horse 2 30.00 Vestas V110-2.0 Torch Renewable Energy, LLC D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, LLC Tucson Electric Power

IA Wind GEM 1.85 GE Energy 1.85-87 Wind GEM, LLC Wind GEM, LLC Central Iowa Power Cooperative



State Project Name


IL Pilot Hill 175.10 GE Energy 1.7-100 EDF Renewable Energy; Vision Energy; Orion Energy Group EDF Renewable Energy Microsoft (125 MW);

Merchant (50.1 MW)

KS Buckeye 200.00 GE Energy 1.7-100 Invenergy Invenergy Lincoln Electric (100 MW)

KS Stafford 0.85 Gamesa G52-850 HTWN Stafford County Flour Mills Co. Stafford County Flour Mills Co.

ME Saddleback Ridge 25.65 GE Energy 2.85-103 Patriot Renewables Patriot Renewables Undisclosed

OK Balko Wind 299.70 GE Energy 1.85-87 Apex Clean Energy D. E. Shaw RenewableInvestments, LLC

Public Service Co of Oklahoma (199.8 MW); WFEC (99.9 MW)

OK Breckinridge 98.60 GE Energy 1.7-103 Tradewind Energy NextEra Energy Resources GRDA

TX Logan’s Gap Wind 200.10 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Pioneer Green Pattern Energy Group, Inc.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (58%); Undisclosed (17%); Merchant (25%)

TX Pleasant Hill 19.80 Sany SE9320IIIE Tri Global Energy Ralls Corporation Xcel Energy

TX Rattlesnake 207.00 GE Energy 1.7-100 CPV Renewable Energy; Invenergy Invenergy Merchant Hedge Contract

TX Route 66 150.00 Vestas V110-2.0 SunEdison Corridor Energy, LLC Merchant (ERCOT)

TX Spinning Spur 3 194.00 Vestas V100-2.0 EDF Renewable Energy; Cielo Wind Power

EDF Renewable Energy; BlackRock

City of Garland (50.4 MW); City of Georgetown (143.6 MW)

Fourth Quarter 2015

CA Golden Hills 85.90 GE Energy 1.7-100 NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources Google Energy (42.5 MW);Kaiser Permanente (42.5 MW)

CA San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm 1.00 Refurbished

Vestas V42 San Gorgonio Farms, Inc. San Gorgonio Farms, Inc. Southern California Edison

CO Carousel 149.60 GE Energy 1.7-100 NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources Tri-State G&T Association

CO Golden West Wind Farm 249.20 GE Energy 1.7-103 Golden West Wind Partners NextEra Energy Resources Xcel Energy

CT Wind Colebrook South 5.00 GE Energy 2.85-103 BNE Energy BNE Energy Eversource Energy

IA Highland I 495.01 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Invenergy MidAmerican Energy MidAmerican Energy

IA Highland II 7.04 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Invenergy MidAmerican Energy MidAmerican Energy

IN Amazon Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge) 149.50 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Pattern Energy Group LP Pattern Energy Group, Inc. Amazon Web Services LLC

KS Alexander 48.30 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 OwnEnergy NJR Clean Energy Ventures Kansas City Board of Public Utili-ties (25 MW); Yahoo! (23.3 MW)



State Project Name


KS Cedar Bluff 198.70 GE Energy 1.7-100 NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources Westar Energy

KS Slate Creek 150.00 Vestas V110-2.0 EDF Renewable Energy EDF Renewable Energy Kansas City Power & Light

KS Waverly 201.60 Gamesa G114-2.0 EDP Renewables North America LLC

EDP Renewables North America LLC Kansas City Power & Light

MD Fair Wind 30.00 Nordex N100/2500 Exelon Wind Exelon Wind Constellation Energy

ME Oakfield Wind 147.60 Vestas V112 SunEdison SunEdison National Grid; Eversource Energy; WMECO; Fitchburg

MN Pleasant Valley 200.00 Vestas V100-2.0 RES Americas Xcel Energy Xcel Energy

ND Border Winds Project 150.00 Vestas V100-2.0 RES Americas Xcel Energy Xcel Energy

ND Thunder Spirit 107.50 Nordex N100/2500 ALLETE Clean Energy Montana-Dakota Utilities Montana-Dakota Utilities

NE Creston Ridge 6.80 GE Energy 1.7-103 Bluestem Energy Solutions Bluestem Energy Solutions Loup River Public Power District

NE Prairie Breeze II 73.50 GE Energy 1.7-100 Invenergy Invenergy Lincoln Electric System

NH Jericho Mountain 14.25 GE Energy 2.85-103 Palmer Capital Jericho Power, LLC Reading Municipal Light Dept; New Hampshire Electric Coop

NM Milo 18.00 (of 49.65) Vestas V100-2.0 EDF Renewable Energy;

Infinity Wind PowerEDF Renewable Energy; BlackRock Merchant (SPP)

NM Roosevelt 250.00 Vestas V100-2.0 EDF Renewable Energy; Infinity Wind Power

EDF Renewable Energy; BlackRock Xcel Energy

OH Whirlpool Corporation - Findlay Wind Farm 3.00 Goldwind GW87/1500 One Energy, LLC One Energy, LLC AEP Ohio

OH Zephyr Wind Project 4.50 Goldwind GW87/1500 One Energy, LLC One Energy, LLC AEP Ohio

OK Arbuckle Mountain 100.00 Vestas V110-2.0 EDP Renewables North America LLC

EDP Renewables North America LLC Lincoln Electric System

OK Goodwell 200.00 Vestas V100-2.0; V110-2.0 Tradewind Energy Enel Green Power North

AmericaPublic Service Company of Oklahoma

OK Kay Wind 299.00 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Apex Clean Energy Southern Company GRDA (100 MW); Westar Energy (199 MW)

OK Kingfisher Wind 180.00 (of 298.00) Vestas V100-2.0 Apex Clean Energy First Reserve Gulf Power (180 MW)

OK Little Elk 74.00 Vestas V110-2.0 Tradewind Energy Enel Green Power North America People’s Electric Cooperative

SD Campbell County 95.00 GE Energy 1.7-103 Dakota Plains Energy ConEdison Development Basin Electric Power


State Project Name


TX Briscoe 150.00 GE Energy 1.85-87 juwi Wind Capital Dynamics Merchant Hedge Contract

TX Cameron 165.00 Acciona Windpower AW-3000/125 Apex Clean Energy IKEA Merchant (ERCOT)

TX Green Pastures II 150.00 Acciona Windpower AW-3000/116 Pioneer Green Capital Dynamics Merchant Hedge Contract

TX Javelina 249.70 GE Energy 1.7-100 Bordas NextEra Energy Resources Dow Chemical (200 MW); Mer-chant (ERCOT)

TX Los Vientos V 110.00 Vestas V110-2.0 Duke Energy Duke EnergyBryan Texas Utilities; Greenville Electric Utility System; Garland Power & Light

TX Sendero 78.00 GE Energy 2.0-116 Bordas Exelon Wind Brownsville Public Utilities Board

TX Shannon 204.09 GE Energy 1.7-103 Horn Wind, LLC Alterra Energy; Starwood Energy Merchant Hedge Contract

TX South Plains 200.00 Vestas V100-2.0 Westerly Wind SunEdison Merchant (ERCOT)



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For additional AWEA market analysis, please visit www.awea.org/marketreports where you can download previous versions of the Quarterly Market Reports and the latest Annual Market Report.

The AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2015 Market Report can be accessed at www.awea.org/4Q2015.

Access the AWEA Market Database Pro at www.awea.org/database for a comprehensive database of all online and under construction wind projects, turbines, and active wind-related manufacturing facilities.

For a spreadsheet with underlying data or with any corrections, please contact Hannah Hunt at [email protected].

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