US wind capacity buildout pushes Q1 wholesale power sales 18% higher on year

摘要

Over 100 companies reported selling 72.6 million MWh of wholesalewind power in the US in the first quarter of 2020, an 18% jumpcompared with Q1 2019, according to data filed with the US FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission.The year-over-year increase is largely due to the significant buildout of the wind fleet in 2019. Just over 9 GW of additionalcapacity was installed in 2019, according to the American WindEnergy Association. Total wind installations in the US have nowsurpassed 107 GW.The leading seller of wholesale wind power in Q1 was NextEraEnergy Resources, which owns and operates about 14 net GW of windcapacity.