Wind power in the United States
The 2011 NREL report, "Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States", analyzes the current state of the offshore wind energy industry. According to the report, offshore wind resource development would help the country to achieve 20% of its electric power from wind by 2030 and to revitalize the manufacturing sector. Offshore wind could supply 54 gigawatts of capacity to the nation's electrical grid, thereby increasing energy security. It could also generate an estimated $200 billion in new economic activity and create thousands of permanent jobs. NREL’s report concludes that "the development of the nation’s offshore wind resources can provide many potential benefits, and that offshore wind energy could play a vital role in future U.S. energy markets".
Renewable energy in the United States
Many of the new technologies that harness renewables — including wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels — are, or soon will be, economically competitive with the fossil fuels that meet 85% of United States energy needs. 
Dynamic growth rates are driving down costs and spurring rapid advances in technologies. 
Wind power and solar power are becoming increasingly important relative to the older and more established hydroelectric power source. 
By 2016 wind power covered 37.23% of total renewable electricity production against 43.62 % for hydroelectric power. 
The remaining share of power was generated by biomass at 10.27%, solar power at 6.03% and geothermal with 2.86 % of total renewable generation.