According to a report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), the USA added 16.9 GW of wind power during 2020, including 10.5 GW in the fourth quarter – while the EIA figures indicate that at least 7 GW of that was crammed into December, probably more. If you discount China’s fluke 2020 performance of 72 GW, which seems to have been partly owed to an accounting change, this means the USA’s wind industry has maintained its position in a rapidly growing global market – it’s still around half the size of China’s. Solar statistics are not yet finalized, but per Energy Information Administration (EIA) figures, it’s likely that the utility-scale sector saw 5 GW added in Q4, coming to…