Policies to Support Wind Power Deployment: Key Considerations and Good Practices

Technical Report · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1215245· OSTI ID:1215245

Cox, Sadie ^[1]; Tegen, Suzanne ^[1]; Baring-Gould, Ian ^[1]; Oteri, Frank A. ^[1]; Esterly, Sean ^[1]; Forsyth, Trudy ^[2]; Baranowski, Ruth ^[3]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Wind Advisors Team, Golden, CO (United States)
3. High Desert Technical Communications LLC, Crestone, CO (United States)

Policies have played an important role in scaling up wind deployment and increasing its economic viability while also supporting country-specific economic, social, and environmental development goals. Although wind power has become cost-competitive in several contexts, challenges to wind power deployment remain. Within the context of country-specific goals and challenges, policymakers are seeking

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1215245
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-64177
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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