Forecast average annual new wind power capacity

This would average 194 GW annually through 2030, amounting to a projected compound annual growth rate of 5.2%.

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Global Wind Energy Council. (2030). Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9K38DZNSA4FH0G3WWP9JR3BQEY

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Global Wind Energy Council. "Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind." 2030, https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9K38DZNSA4FH0G3WWP9JR3BQEY.

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Global Wind Energy Council. "Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind." 2030. https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9K38DZNSA4FH0G3WWP9JR3BQEY.

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@misc{gwec2030forecastr3bqey, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9K38DZNSA4FH0G3WWP9JR3BQEY}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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