20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply; Executive Summary (Revised)

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/929590· OSTI ID:929590

This document is a 21-page summary of the 200+ page analysis that explores one clearly defined scenario for providing 20% of our nation's electricity demand with wind energy by 2030 and contrasts it to a scenario of no new U.S. wind power capacity.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 929590
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102008-2578; TRN: US200822%%993
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Supercedes May 2008 version
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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