2014 Wind Technologies Market Report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1220532· OSTI ID:1220532

Wiser, Ryan ^[1]; Bolinger, Mark ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

According to the 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report, total installed wind power capacity in the United States grew at a rate of eight percent in 2014, bringing the United States total installed capacity to nearly 66 gigawatts (GW), which ranks second in the world and meets 4.9 percent of U.S. end-use electricity demand in an average year. In total, 4,854 MW of new wind energy capacity were installed in the United States in 2014. The 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report also finds that wind energy prices are at an all-time low and are competitive with wholesale power prices and traditional power sources across many areas of the United States. Additionally, a new trend identified by the 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report shows utility-scale turbines with larger rotors designed for lower wind speeds have been increasingly deployed across the country in 2014. The findings also suggest that the success of the U.S. wind industry has had a ripple effect on the American economy, supporting 73,000 jobs related to development, siting, manufacturing, transportation, and other industries.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1220532
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO--102015-4702; 7152
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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Utility-Scale Wind
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