Wind Wattage

At present, 5.6% of the nation’s electricity comes from wind, up from 4.7% in 2015 and 2.3% in 2010. In 2015, Iowa had the largest wind generation share at 31.3%, followed by South Dakota at 25.6%. Texas and New Mexico are on pace to become the 12th and 13th states to generate 10% or more of their electricity from wind. Texas produces 24% of all wind energy in the US.