Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts (MW) of New Wind Power in Virginia (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/935125· OSTI ID:935125

The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America Program is committed to educating state-level policy makers and other stakeholders about the economic, CO2 emissions, and water conservation impacts of wind power. This analysis highlights the expected impacts of 1000 MW of wind power in Virginia. We forecast the cumulative economic benefits from 1000 MW of development in Virginia to be $1.2 billion, annual CO2 reductions are estimated at 3.0 million tons, and annual water savings are 1,600 million gallons.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 935125
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102008-2629; TRN: US200815%%393
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON DIOXIDE
ECONOMICS
VIRGINIA
WATER
WIND POWER
WIND ENERGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS
CO2 EMISSIONS
WATER CONSERVATION
RIPPLE EFFECT
INDUCED BENEFIT
INDIRECT BENEFIT
DIRECT IMPACT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Wind Energy