Wind farm
New installations place the U.S. on a trajectory to generate 20% of the nation’s electricity by 2030 from wind energy. Growth in 2008 channeled some $17 billion into the economy, positioning wind power as one of the leading sources of new power generation in the country, along with natural gas. Wind projects completed in 2008 accounted for about 42% of the entire new power-producing capacity added in the U.S. during the year.
Wind power in Maine
As of the end of 2016, 901 megawatts of wind generation capacity had been installed in Maine.
In 2016 wind power generated nearly 14% of the state's total electricity.
Former Governor John Baldacci set a goal for the state of 2,000 megawatts of wind power installed by 2015 and 3,000 MW by 2020. While the 2015 goal was not met, wind power still provides Maine with over 10 percent of its generation. Since 2007 windpower generation has increased more than 16 times from 99 GWH generated for 2007 to 1623 GWH for 2016.