Wind energy as a compliance option for 111(d) Tom Vinson, VP, Federal Regulatory Affairs American...

Wind energy as a compliance option for 111(d)

Tom Vinson, tvinson@awea.orgVP, Federal Regulatory AffairsAmerican Wind Energy Association

Wind Capacity Installations through 2013, by State

• The 61,110 MW installed in the U.S. is spread across 39 states and Puerto Rico.

• 16 states now have more than 1,000 MW installed.

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report 2013 For more information on state level installations, see pp. 24-25

Wind Energy Share of Electricity Generation in 2013, by State

ERCOT 9.9%

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report 2013, Energy Information Administration

For more information on wind energy generation, see pp. 18-19 and 26-28

Carbon reductions in 2013 from current wind turbine fleet, by state

Source: AWEA Clean Air Benefits of Wind Energy white paper, May 2014http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/AWEA_Clean_Air_Benefits_WhitePaper%20Final.pdf

Source: AWEA analysis, July 2014