Wind Powering America - Outreach in Priority States (Poster)

Conference · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:951809

Kelly, M; Flowers, L

WPA works with 33 State Wind Working Groups to educate stakeholders on wind energy topics and to achieve the basics needed for effective wind development in a state. WPA has accelerated outreach and communication efforts with 13 priority states: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Massachussetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia. These states have the potential to contribute substantially to the national portfolio of wind energy but do not yet have large amounts of wind energy applications on the ground. This is often due to barriers in in-state knowledge and understanding of wind energy issues and potential that impact the policy environment and the market environment. There are common regional issues among the states, and important learning opportunities can be gained by cross-training and sharing experiences. The Regional Wind Energy Institutes (RWEIs) are train-the-trainer organizations that work to develop a cadre of in-state outreach specialists who reach out to audiences of decisionmakers (e.g., the ag community, state and local officials, utilities, regulatory bodies) to build understanding, create public acceptance, take advantage of regional synergies, and eventually to impact polices and the market environment for effective wind implementation.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 951809
• Report Number(s): NREL/PO-500-45342
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
COMMUNICATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
LEARNING
MARKET
REGIONAL WIND ENERGY INSTITUTES
STATE OUTREACH
WIND ENERGY
WIND OUTREACH
WIND POWER
WIND POWERING AMERICA
WIND WORKING GROUPS
Wind Energy