New additions of U.S. wind capacity reached just 945 MW in the second quarter, falling 77% from the more than 4 GW that was installed during the same period last year, according to new data from S&P Gobal Market Intelligence.
The second quarter capacity additions were also 66% below Q1 2022 figures, when wind developers added 2,786 MW of wind power capacity, according to the data.
“The second-quarter 2022 total is the lowest level for U.S. wind additions since the third quarter of 2018, when developers installed 910 MW of projects,” S&P analysts said in commentary published Wednesday.
