5 MW
Installed Wind Capacity
2024
n/a
Wind Share of Generation
2024
Historical data
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Long-run charts for this indicator are on the way.
Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of Connecticut vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by wind share of electricity.
| #1 | New York | 2,200 |
| #2 | Maine | 900 |
| #3 | Montana | 890 |
| #4 | Rhode Island | 434 |
| #5 | New Hampshire | 185 |
| #6 | South Dakota | 55% |
| #7 | Texas | 42 |
| #8 | Alaska | 38% |
| #9 | Colorado | 34% |
| #10 | Vermont | 30% |
| #11 | New Mexico | 27% |
| #12 | Minnesota | 24% |
| #13 | Oregon | 14% |
| #14 | Indiana | 12% |
| #15 | Missouri | 12% |
| #16 | Illinois | 11% |
| #17 | Michigan | 9.5% |
| #18 | Wyoming | 9 |
| #19 | Washington | 7.6% |
| #20 | California | 7% |
| #21 | North Dakota | 5 |
| #22 | Utah | 4% |
| #23 | Wisconsin | 2.5% |
| #24 | Arizona | 2% |
| #25 | Ohio | 1.6% |
| #26 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 |
| #27 | Louisiana | 1% |
| #28 | Massachusetts | 0.9% |
| #29 | Tennessee | 0.3% |
| #30 | North Carolina | 0.2% |
| #31 | New Jersey | 0.1% |
| #32 | Virginia | 0.1% |
| #33 | Florida | 0 |
| #34 | Kentucky | 0% |
| #35 | Delaware | 0 |
| #36 | Georgia | 0% |
Overview
Wind power capacity in Connecticut totaled about 5 megawatts by 2024, a modest but growing share of the state's energy portfolio.
Did you know?
- Wind development in Connecticut remains limited compared to leading wind-power states.