The US (+14.2 GW) added 1/3 more new wind capacity than the EU (+10.5 GW) last year.
https://twitter.com/EIAgov/status/1407847648779026433
However, the US uses almost 50% more electricity than the EU (4,100 vs 2,800 TWh), so relative to its total consumption, the EU still added more wind capacity than the US.
Both need to grow capacity additions rapidly to meet their climate targets.
Both need to grow capacity additions rapidly to meet their climate targets.
The 2020 wind capacity additions in the US and the EU were roughly enough to take over 1% of their electricity consumption. In the US, wind now provides 8% of all electricity; in the EU, its share is around 15%.
For comparison: the share of wind power in global electricity was around 6% last year.
By the way, interesting to see that annual electricity consumption per capita is:
US: 12,300 kWh, that's roughly double that in the
EU: 6,200 kWh, which in turn is roughly double the global average:
World: 3,100 kWh
US: 12,300 kWh, that's roughly double that in the
EU: 6,200 kWh, which in turn is roughly double the global average:
World: 3,100 kWh
In other words: the US + EU, with 10% of the world population, together use almost 30% of global electricity.
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