Off- and On-shore Wind Energy:
Frequently Asked Questions

Schematic showing Offshore Wind Projects

• Eastern Seaboard

U.S. (& Danish!) Electricity from Wind

• U.S. Electricity Generation from Offshore Wind
• U.S. Electricity Generation from Onshore Wind (2007-2020)
• Danish Electricity Generation from On- and Off-shore Wind (2001-2019)

Electricity Generation and Installed Capacity

• Electricity generation from renewables (2008-2020)
• Electricity generation by type (2008-2020)
• Change in electricity generation capacity (2011-2020)

Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

• GHG reductions and electricity prices (2005-2020)
• GHG and energy payback periods for onshore and offshore wind turbines
• Power system GHG emission rates. 2002-2019

Renewables & Jobs

• Employment potential in offshore wind 
• 2019 employment, by sector, in energy 
• Wages in clean energy jobs 

Wind economics and subsidies

• On- and Off-shore cost trends
• Cost of wind vs. alternatives
• Renewables and electricity prices – Federal (2005-2020)
• Wind energy and electricity prices – By State (2019)
• 2016 Electricity unit cost vs electricity bill – By State
• U.S. Federal subsidies by energy sector (1918-2015) 

Other

• Carbon Dioxide emissions by country. 2016
• The Shift to Renewables 1990 to 2017- the leading countries