2015 Cost of Wind Energy Review

Technical Report · Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1366436· OSTI ID:1366436

Moné, Christopher ^[1]; Hand, Maureen ^[1]; Bolinger, Mark ^[2]; Rand, Joseph ^[2]; Heimiller, Donna ^[1]; Ho, Jonathan ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

This report uses representative utility-scale projects to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for land-based and offshore wind plants in the United States. Data and results detailed here are derived from 2015 commissioned plants. More specifically, analysis detailed here relies on recent market data and state-of-the-art modeling capabilities to maintain an up-to-date understanding of wind energy cost trends and drivers. It is intended to provide insight into current component-level costs as well as a basis for understanding variability in LCOE across the industry. This publication reflects the fifth installment of this annual report.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1366436
• Report Number(s): LBNL-1007296; ir:1007296
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
17 WIND ENERGY