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Wind was biggest source of new U.S. electric power in 2015
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015
Enough U.S. wind power for 20 million homes, led by Texas
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry First Quarter 2016 Market Report
Most wind power
Texas (17,711 MW)
Iowa (6,364 MW)
California (5,662 MW)
Oklahoma (5,453 MW)
Illinois (3,842 MW)
88,000 jobs today – growing to 360,000 in 2030
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015
Most wind jobsTexas (24,001-25,000)
Oklahoma (7,001-8,000)
Iowa (6,001-7,000)
Colorado (6,001-7,000)
Kansas (5,001-6,000)
Increasing share of the grid, reliably integrated
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015
• Iowa now 31% wind-powered
• 12 states get 10% or more of their electricity from wind
Wind power is increasingly cost-competitive
Source: Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 9.0, 2015
2015 Unsubsidized Levelized Cost of Energy Comparison
New technology reaches higher winds, allows projects in more regions
Wind resource at 110 metersWind resource at 80-meter turbine hub height
Long-term federal policy certainty ends boom-bust era
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015
Wind is key to Clean Power Plan compliance
Reduction of CO₂ emissions rate from wind projects, 2012-2030
Pounds per Megawatt-Hour
Sources: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015; EPA
New lines access vast supply of low-cost, carbon-free wind
Source: AWEA 2015 Annual Report. Wind project capacity includes projects under construction.
Recently developed lines
Trend: Major brands cutting costs & pollution with wind
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015. MW counted as of public announcement of contract
Carbon dioxide savings rising sharply
Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015
Wind energy avoided as much CO2 emissions in 2015 as from 28 million cars
Wind energy deeply popular across political spectrum
Lazard, Alternative Energy Poll, May 2016
• 70% of likely voters say it is “most important” for America to transition toward a cleaner, more energy-efficient economy, up from 57% in 2012 election
• Only 10% in 2016 say it is “not important,” vs. 27% in 2012
Gallup, Annual Environment Poll, March 2015 and 2016
• 73% said in 2016 U.S. should “emphasize the development of alternative energy such as wind and solar power” (up 7% from 2011)
• 70% said in 2015 the U.S. should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from wind, and 63% of Republicans
Zogby, U.S. Homeowners on Clean Energy, March 2015:
• 74% supported extending wind and solar federal tax incentives
• 87% thought renewable energy was important to the country’s future
Public Opinion Strategies, for Pew Charitable Trusts, March 2015:
• 77% supported increasing the use of wind energy
• 75% described renewable energy as reliable