Wind Powering America Update

The U.S. Department of Energy has released an update for its Wind Powering America program. The presentation gives a broad overview of wind energy in the United States using maps and charts to show the past and current status of wind energy development issues in the United States. Conclusions include...

• 20% wind energy penetration is possible;
• 20% penetration is not going to happen under business as usual scenario;
• policy choices will have a large impact on assessing the timing and rate of achieving a 20% goal;
• key issues are: market transformation, transmission, project diversity, technology development, policy, and public acceptance.

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