{"id":6367,"date":"2012-04-16T09:53:49","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T13:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:44:47","slug":"report-highlights-economic-benefits-of-wind-power-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/report-highlights-economic-benefits-of-wind-power-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Wind Power in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wind turbines<\/figcaption><\/figure>The American Wind Energy Association<\/a> has just released its 2011 Annual Market Report, which shows the period registered double-digit growth. The market report highlights how market certainty has been key to the creation of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153positive feedback loop\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which allowed for states to generate affordable wind power<\/a> electricity at record levels.
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\nWind power has become one of America’s fastest growing sources of Made-in-the-USA manufacturing jobs, which reduces costs even further.<\/p>\n

South Dakota and Iowa were the top wind producers 2011, with wind accounting for more than 10 percent of their electricity in the period. Seven states have at least 4,000 wind jobs each. Kansas is at the top of the list for under construction wind projects.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153American wind energy is creating American jobs and affordable electricity all across the country,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said AWEA CEO Denise Bode. We are powering one of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest sources of Made-in-the-USA manufacturing jobs and a vital source of economic development despite the down economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Report highlights:<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The wind industry brought in as much as $20 billion annually in private investment to the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 It created one of the largest providers of new American electric generation with 35% of all new power capacity, right behind natural gas.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 It drove technology advances that have made wind more affordable than ever. A typical wind turbine now generates 30% more electricity \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all while driving down costs. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The wind power industry created nearly 500 new American manufacturing facilities and employed 75,000 overall, including 30,000 in the manufacturing sector, from coast to coast.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This shows what wind power is capable of: building new projects, powering local economies and creating jobs,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Traditional tax incentives are working. This tremendous activity is being driven by the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which leverages as much as $20 billion a year in private investment and supports tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The U.S. wind industry installed 6,816 megawatts (MW) in 2011, 31 percent higher than 201. There are more than 8,300 MW under construction. In total, there are 46,916 MW installed in the United States.<\/p>\n

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