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Wind Powering America Update Date: 10/16/2008(PDF 6.4 MB) Download Adobe Reader
(PowerPoint 27.1 MB)
This presentation illustrates the evolution of commercial wind technology in the United States, how capacity in megawatts has increased while costs have decreased, and that people want renewable energy. The United States led the world in 2007 in wind capacity additions and is second in cumulative capacity. The U.S. lags behind other countries for wind as a percentage of electricity consumption. Wind power contributed 35% of all new generating capacity in the United States in 2007. The presentation also shows a current map of the United States' installed wind capacity compared to 1999. It goes on to lists the drivers for wind power; illustrates wind cost of energy, natural gas and coal historic prices, renewable portfolio standards, and wind energy investors; lists economic development impacts of wind energy; lists environmental benefits; highlights water issues; highlights case studies and local ownership models; lists key issues for wind power; discusses the 20 percent wind-electricity vision, market challenges, job creation, water savings, and carbon savings.
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