2016 Wind Technologies Market Report

Technical Report · Tue Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1375677· OSTI ID:1375677

Wiser, Ryan ^[1]; Bolinger, Mark ^[1]

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

Wind power capacity in the United States experienced strong growth in 2016. Recent and projected near-term growth is supported by the industry’s primary federal incentive—the production tax credit (PTC)—as well as a myriad of state-level policies. Wind additions have also been driven by improvements in the cost and performance of wind power technologies, yielding low power sales prices for utility, corporate, and other purchasers.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W)
• OSTI ID: 1375677
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102917-5033; 7719
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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