100 gigawatts

[Old Rocks]

Wind is now approaching 100 gigawatts of installed capacity, up from 2.5 gigawatts less than 20 years ago.

Second Quarter Market Report: American wind power nears 100 gigawatts - Into the Wind

 

[Maxdeath]

Wind is now approaching 100 gigawatts of installed capacity, up from 2.5 gigawatts less than 20 years ago.

Second Quarter Market Report: American wind power nears 100 gigawatts - Into the Wind

Which means that it is almost 3% of total energy generation of the U.S.
Given that there is such a heavy push on electric vehicles that percentage will likely drop.

 

[Dekster]

Environmentalists and conservationists will kill onshore wind inside 20 years. The tide is already turning against it due to its land use and danger to birds.

 

[Old Rocks]

Local wind also means local infrastructure

 

[elektra]

Wind is now approaching 100 gigawatts of installed capacity, up from 2.5 gigawatts less than 20 years ago.

Second Quarter Market Report: American wind power nears 100 gigawatts - Into the Wind

Minus transmission losses and capacity factor, 10 gw is the total or less than .5% of our total energy. The cost is $100 million.