Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power 2006
Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006
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The wind power industry is in an era of substantial growth, both globally and in the United States. With the market evolving at such a rapid pace, keeping up with trends in the marketplace has become increasingly difficult. Yet, the need for timely, objective information on the industry and its progress has never been greater. This report – the first in what is envisioned to be an ongoing annual series – attempts to fill this need by providing a detailed overview of developments and trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a particular focus on 2006.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power 2006
Hey Monte, thanks for the great link.
I found the following quote on page 5 to be particularly insightful:
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End-of-2006 installed wind is projected to supply more than 20% of Denmark’s electricity demand, roughly 9% of Spain’s, and 7% of Portugal’s and Germany’s. In the U.S., on the other hand, the cumulative wind capacity installed at the end of 2006 would,
in an average year, be able to supply roughly 0.8% of the nation’s electricity consumption3 – just below wind’s estimated 0.9% contribution to electricity consumption on a worldwide basis.
The United States is just below the global average in terms of wind power usage as a % of total installed electrical capacity. That's pretty pathetic if you think about it.
Given America's large amount of underutilized land, the potential for wind power usage is incredible.
Germany has 8 times the population density of the United States and yet somehow finds room to supply 7% of its electricity with wind power. Surely the United States has the potential for more than 7% wind power. _________________ "www.peakoil.com is the Myspace of the Apocalypse."
The "other renewables", Table 1.1A(?) is the file that includes
wind production. There's a lot US electrical data on the above
link.
The US trade group is at www.awea.org. If you google
"global wind", we'll find the world group. It has a links
page of members etc, so if interested you can find Canada,
Australia, New Zealand. . .
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