• TheU.S.windindustryinstalled6,478megawatts (MW) during the fourthquarterof2016,thesecondstrongestquarterforinstallationsonrecord.
• The 8,203 MW total installed during2016 represents $13.8 billion innew investment. With 99% of windprojects located in rural areas, muchof this investment is flowing to ruralcommunities.
• TheU.S.nowhasaninstalledcapacityof82,183MW,withover52,000windturbines operating in 40 states plusGuamandPuertoRico.
• There are now over 18,300 MW ofwind capacity under construction orinadvanceddevelopment,with6,345MWincombinednewannouncements.
U.S. Wind indUStry FoUrth QUarter 2016
Market Update
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Texas a National Leader in Wind Energy
• Texasranksfirst inthenationwith20,321MWof installedcapacity,enoughtopowertheequivalentof5.7millionaverageU.S.homeseveryyear.
• Annually,theseprojectswillprovidelocallandownersandrancherswithmorethan$60millioninlandleasepayments.
• TheLoneStarStatehasnearly3timestheinstalledcapacityofanyotherstateandsupportsupto25,000jobsinwind.
• Texasledintotalinstallationsfortheyear(2,611MW);withmorethan2,447MWinnewconstructionannouncements,Texashosts52%ofcurrentconstructionactivity(5,401MW).
• Cumulatively,thestatehasattractedmorethan$38billiondollarsinprojectinvestment.Approximately70%ofthecurrentinstalledwindcapacityinTexasislocatedinlow-incomecounties(14,185MW),driving$25.2billioninprojectinvestmentandmorethan$40millioninannuallandleasepayments.
U.S. Wind Power Capacity and Generation Growth
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4,147 4,5576,222 6,619
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U.S. Wind indUStry QUarterly Market Update
• 19 states commissioned a total of47 projects during the fourth quarter.Texas installed 1,790 MW, followed byOklahoma (1,192 MW), Kansas (615MW),NorthDakota(603MW)and Iowa(551MW).
• Oklahoma passed California to becomethe third-ranked state with over 6,600MWofinstalledcapacity.KansaspassedIllinois to become the fifth-ranked statewithover4,400MW.
• TheU.S.commissioned itsfirstoffshorewindprojectduringthefourthquarter,the30MWBlockIslandproject.
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• Projectdeveloperssigned816MWofPPAsduringthefourthquarter,contributingtoatotalof4,040MWofPPAssignedduring2016.Fortheyear,non-utilitypurchasersrepresent39%oftotalprojectcapacitycontracted(1,574MW)-57%ofwhichislocatedinTexas.
U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations during 2016, by Presidential Election Results
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RI 52 CT 5
MA 115
HI203
ALMS
AR
LA
GA
KYVA
NC
SC
FL
NV152
MO659
IL4,026
IN1,895
WI648 MI
1,611
NY1,827
ME901
IA6,917
MN3,526
KS4,451
ND2,746
AZ268
CA5,662
CO3,026
DE 2
ID973
MD 190
MT695
NE1,328
NH 185
NJ 9
NM1,112
SD977
OH545
OK6,645
PA1,369
TN 29
TX20,321
UT391
VT 119
OR3,163
WA3,075
WV686
WY1,490
PR125
AK62
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Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights
• Nearly88%ofthe8,203MWinstalledduring2016wasbuiltinstatesthatvotedforPresidentTrump.These13statesaccountedfor7,126MWofthewindpowercapacitybuiltduringtheyear,continuingtheconcentrationofwindpowerinRepublican-leaningstates.