A record amount of wind capacity is now under construction at wind farms across America, according to second quarter results released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Strong demand for low-cost wind power from utilities and other buyers, including major corporations like AT&T and Walmart this quarter, continues to drive the industry’s growth. Wind…
AWEA hires director for its new distributed wind program
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hired Jennifer Jenkins to lead efforts expanding the U.S. market for distributed wind power. Jenkins is the former founding Executive Director of the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) and comes to AWEA with over ten years’ experience in the industry. AWEA, already the national trade association for utility-scale…
Report: Proposed coal, nuclear power plant bailout could exceed $34 billion
A new report has been released that estimates the cost of the Trump Administration’s proposed plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear plants across the country. An independent assessment was commissioned by a diverse group of energy industry associations representing natural gas, oil, energy efficiency, storage, grid services, solar, wind and other renewables. The report was compiled…
AWEA: New bill would add vets to the wind energy workforce
Editor’s note: This blog post comes from the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Into the Wind blog. It was written by Greg Alvarez, AWEA’s Deputy Director, External Communications. You can read AWEA’s other blog postings here. Responsibility, technical skills, dedication to the mission, the desire to serve a greater good, and the ability to work as a team –…
AWEA releases statement on FERC order rejecting PJM reforms
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently rejected two proposals for capacity market reforms from Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnection. However, it opened a 90-day “paper hearing” to consider an alternative approach to the projects. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement reacting to a FERC order. “We see pathways to a positive outcome…
AWEA releases statement on Connecticut’s offshore wind procurement
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has issued a statement in response to Connecticut’s offshore wind announcement. Earlier this week. Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee announced that the state has selected over 250 MW of clean and renewable energy projects as part of DEEP’s recent Clean Energy Request…
AWEA to support WindEnergy Hamburg’s USA Pavilion
The Global Wind Summit, starting in September in Hamburg, will be the biggest and one of the most important meeting of the wind industry worldwide. The event combines the wind industry expo WindEnergy Hamburg with the global conference of WindEurope to create a high-powered, unique platform for business, networking and information for the onshore and offshore…
Broad energy coalition condemns action to subsidize failing coal & nuclear plants
A newly proposed action to bail out coal and nuclear plants is misguided, and would hurt consumers. This is according to a diverse group of energy industry associations, including wind, solar, storage, and others. This energy coalition issued a number of statements condemning the Administration’s draft plan to bail out coal and nuclear plants across the country. For example,…
New Moody’s report: Wind power boosts local tax revenue across rural America
Editor’s note: This blog post comes from the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Into the Wind blog. It was written by John Hensley, AWEA’s lead on industry data and analysis. Check out AWEA’s other blog postings here. By now it should come as no surprise that American wind power spurs important economic growth in all 50 states, especially in the…
Myth busted: No partisan divide on wind support, young Americans overwhelming in preferences
Greg Alvarez / AWEA A slew of surveys across 2016 and 2017 found Americans across the board supported the growth of wind energy. Now we have our first evidence from 2018 that this support continues to increase, and that we have a true rarity in today’s political environment coming into focus– there is no meaningful…
Bold action places New Jersey in pole position on clean energy
Today New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that will move the state’s electricity mix to 50% renewable by 2030 and codifies the largest commitment to offshore wind power from any state. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the Garden State for their ambition by saying the following: “Today Governor Murphy sent an unambiguous…
AWEA report: Wind power development pipeline up 40%
This blog post comes from the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Into the Wind blog. It was written by Celeste Wanner, a Research Analyst on AWEA’s Industry Data and Analysis team. You can read AWEA’s other blog postings here. How can you tell an industry is thriving? How about a 40% year-over-year increase in projects nearing completion?…
WINDPOWER returns to the Windy City as the industry powers forward
WINDPOWER, the Western Hemisphere’s largest wind and renewable energy conference, kicked off today in Chicago with American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) leadership including Steve Lockard, AWEA’s newly elected Board Chair and President and CEO of TPI Composites, providing their vision and direction for American wind power to the more than 7,500 attendees. “We’re gathering in…
Demand drives wind-power development to new heights in first quarter of 2018
Strong demand for affordable, reliable wind energy drove a busy first quarter for new U.S. wind farm announcements. Wind power’s low cost and stable energy prices motivated utility and non-utility customers to sign contracts for 3,500 MW of U.S. wind capacity in the first quarter of 2018 — a high water mark in recent years, according…
Wind jobs are growing in farm and factory towns across America
Bipartisan support is strong for wind power because all Americans benefit from the economic opportunity of wind jobs, homegrown energy, and clean air.
Powering wind forward at WINDPOWER 2018
May 7 to 10, 2018 McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois | windpowerexpo.org Early last year, American jobs in the wind industry surpassed a milestone: over 100,000, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy. Shortly before then, wind-turbine technician became the fastest growing profession in the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects…
Lincoln Clean Energy was largest non-utility developer & owner of U.S. wind energy in 2017
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently released its U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report (Year Ending 2017) and Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, was 4th among owners of U.S. wind commissioned in 2017. LCE was also the largest non-utility owner measured by 2017 installations, with only three of the largest global utilities installing more…
New Mexico delegation praises new report & state’s lead in wind power
Yesterday, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its latest research, the 2017 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report. The new report shows that New Mexico added wind power capacity at a faster rate than any other state last year. New Mexico U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján, and Michelle Lujan Grisham have issued the…
AWEA: Wind powers forward to reach 30% in four states
Wind power, the largest source of U.S. renewable electricity generating capacity, now supplies more than 30% of the electricity in four states, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, after strong growth in 2017. Industry leaders released the news from the state capitol in New Mexico, a rising star for wind power. New Mexico added wind…
WINDPOWER 2018 to showcase latest wind products & technologies this May
Hundreds of exhibitors will line the McCormick Place in Chicago during the largest wind energy event in the Western Hemisphere: WINDPOWER 2018 Conference and Exhibition. A full exhibitor list is available on the WINDPOWER website. Numerous special announcements and product launches will take place on site. Exhibitors include renewable energy market leaders such as: DNV-GL – representing…