Toward a 20% wind electricity supply in the United States : preprint /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Flowers, L.
Corporate Author:	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Dougherty, P.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [2007]
Series:	Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 500-41579.
Subjects:	Wind power > United States. Energy policy > United States. Renewable energy sources > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS92423

Description
Abstract:	Since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiated the Wind Powering America (WPA) program in 1999, installed wind power capacity in the United States has increased from 2,500 MW to more than 11,000 MW. In 1999, only four states had more than 100 MW of installed wind capacity; now 16 states have more than 100 MW installed. In addition to WPA's [Wind Powering America] efforts to increase deployment, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is building a network of support across the country. In July 2005, AWEA launched the Wind Energy Works! Coalition, which comprises more than 70 organizations. In February 2006, the wind deployment vision was enhanced by President George W. Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative, which refers to a wind energy contribution of up to 20% of the electricity consumption of the United States. A 20% electricity contribution over the next 20 to 25 years represents 300 to 350 gigawatts (GW) of electricity. This paper provides a background of wind energy deployment in the United States and a history of the U.S. DOE's WPA program, as well as the program's approach to increasing deployment through removal of institutional and informational barriers to a 20% wind electricity future.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 25, 2008). "May 2007." "To be presented at the 2007 European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy, May 7-10, 2007." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	9 pages : digital, PDF file. Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory web site. Address as of 3/25/08: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41579.pdf ; current access available via PURL.