Wind capacity vs Electricity demand growth in United States
In 2026, wind capacity in United States was 170 gigawatts (forecast); electricity demand growth was 2.2% (forecast).
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United States, spaced by time from 2024 to 2026 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish — earlier history stays on each indicator's own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Wind capacity
Unit: gigawatts · 3 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Electricity demand growth
Unit: % · 3 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Shared periods
Side by side
Only 3 periods are published for both series in United States. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different years.
| Period | Wind capacity | Electricity demand growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 gigawatts | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 159 gigawatts | 2.3% |
| 2026 | 170 gigawatts | 2.2% |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Wind capacity
Total cumulative wind electricity generating capacity.
4 observations in United States · source organisations: EIA
Electricity demand growth
Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
3 observations in United States · source organisations: IEA
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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