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Title: 2014 Cost of Wind Energy Review

Abstract

This report uses representative commercial projects to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for both land-based and offshore wind plants in the United States for 2014. Scheduled to be published on an annual basis, the analysis relies on both market and modeled data to maintain an up-to-date understanding of wind generation cost trends and drivers. It is intended to provide insight into current component-level costs and a basis for understanding variability in the LCOE across the industry. Data and tools developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are used in this analysis to inform wind technology cost projections, goals, and improvement opportunities.

Authors:
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
OSTI Identifier:
1225925
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-6A20-64281
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; levelized cost of energy; wind plants; United States; data; cost projections; NREL

Citation Formats

Mone, Christopher, Stehly, Tyler, Maples, Ben, and Settle, Edward. 2014 Cost of Wind Energy Review. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1225925.
Mone, Christopher, Stehly, Tyler, Maples, Ben, & Settle, Edward. 2014 Cost of Wind Energy Review. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1225925
Mone, Christopher, Stehly, Tyler, Maples, Ben, and Settle, Edward. 2015. "2014 Cost of Wind Energy Review". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1225925. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1225925.
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author = {Mone, Christopher and Stehly, Tyler and Maples, Ben and Settle, Edward},
abstractNote = {This report uses representative commercial projects to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for both land-based and offshore wind plants in the United States for 2014. Scheduled to be published on an annual basis, the analysis relies on both market and modeled data to maintain an up-to-date understanding of wind generation cost trends and drivers. It is intended to provide insight into current component-level costs and a basis for understanding variability in the LCOE across the industry. Data and tools developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are used in this analysis to inform wind technology cost projections, goals, and improvement opportunities.},
doi = {10.2172/1225925},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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