“U.S. wind power capacity grew at a record pace in 2020, with $25 billion invested in 16.8 GW of capacity. Wind energy output rose to account for more than 8% of the entire nation’s electricity supply, and is more than 20% in 10 states. At least 209 GW of wind are seeking transmission interconnection; 61 GW of this capacity are offshore wind and 13 GW are hybrid plants that pair wind with storage or PV” says the toplines of the US Department of Energy’s 2021 Land-Based Wind Markets report, showing America’s freight trains have a lot more work to do if they want to prevent spread of the leading cause of windmill cancer and migratory bird decapitations.