Last year was a “record year” for wind power growth in North and Latin America, with nearly 22GW of capacity installed, according to GWEC Market Intelligence. The US installed 17GW of this amount in 2020, installing more capacity in the fourth quarter than was installed the entire year in 2019. The main driver behind the surge was the phaseout of the 100% Production Tax Credit (PTC) at the end of 2020 for wind power projects that began construction in 2016, said GWEC. In Latin America, Brazil continued to lead the way for wind power installations with 2.3GW of new capacity installed in 2020. Record years in Argentina (1GW) and Chile (684MW) helped to further drive growth in the region last year, said GWEC, while wind power development in Mexico slowed down due to “political challenges”.