CleanTechnica » US wind power http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Renewable Energy = 10% of US Electricity Generation In August http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/02/us-electricity-generation-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/02/us-electricity-generation-update/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:03:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74383 UPDATE November 3: This article (including the top 3 charts and top table) has been updated to correct numbers used for fossil fuel and nuclear sources. I previously used “Table 1.1. Net Generation by Energy Source: Total (All Sectors), 2004-August 2014 (Thousand Megawatthours)” of the EIA’s Electric Power Monthly report for those sources, when I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/07/floating-wind-turbines-float-into-us-waters-finally/feed/ 10 World Wind Power To Have Stronger Year http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/world-wind-power-stronger-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/world-wind-power-stronger-year/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:06:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65262 Originally published on sustainablog. World Wind Power Poised to Bounce Back after Slowing in 2013 (via sustainablog) By J. Matthew Roney At the end of 2013, the wind farms installed in more than 85 countries had a combined generating capacity of 318,000 megawatts, which would be enough to meet the residential electricity needs of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/world-wind-power-stronger-year/feed/ 2 Wind Power Provided 30% Of All New Electricity Generation Capacity In Past 5 Years http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/wind-power-provided-30-new-electricity-generation-capacity-past-5-years/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/wind-power-provided-30-new-electricity-generation-capacity-past-5-years/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:22:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63585 American wind power topped 4% of the US power grid for the first time last year and has delivered 30% of all new generating capacity for the last five years. In Iowa and South Dakota, wind power now exceeds 25% of total electricity production. In nine states, it provided more than 12%, and in 17

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/wind-power-provided-30-new-electricity-generation-capacity-past-5-years/feed/ 3 US Wind Power Prices Down To $0.04 Per kWh http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/11/us-wind-power-prices-down-to-0-04-per-kwh/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/11/us-wind-power-prices-down-to-0-04-per-kwh/#comments Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:00:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54973 Anyone who tells you wind power is expensive is bad-shit crazy. Wind power is the cheapest option for new electricity generation in many if not most places in the world, including much of the US. That would indeed help to explain why the US installed more wind power capacity than power capacity from any other

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/11/us-wind-power-prices-down-to-0-04-per-kwh/feed/ 166 Google+ Hangout: What Do You Want To Know About Wind? (TODAY) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/google-hangout-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-wind-today/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/google-hangout-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-wind-today/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:43:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54830 This article was originally published on 1Sun4All. The Energy Department released two new reports on August 5, 2013 showcasing record growth across the US wind market — increasing America’s share of clean, renewable energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs nationwide. According to these reports, the United States continues to be one of the world’s largest and fastest

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/google-hangout-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-wind-today/feed/ 0 Deepwater Wind Wins America’s First Offshore Wind Competitive Lease Sale http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/deepwater-wind-wins-americas-first-ever-offshore-wind-competitive-lease-sale/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/deepwater-wind-wins-americas-first-ever-offshore-wind-competitive-lease-sale/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:03:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54615 Deepwater Wind has won the Interior Department’s first-ever competitive offshore wind lease auction, totaling 164,750 acres near Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Deepwater’s $3.8 million bid wins it the right to build the Deepwater Wind Energy Center, a 1,000MW utility-scale wind farm with 200 turbines and a regional transmission system linking to New York State and southeastern New England.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/04/world-wind-power-likely-to-top-300000-megawatts-in-2013/feed/ 2 US #1 Wind Power Market (Again), GE #1 Wind Turbine Manufacturer, According To Navigant http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:59:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50123 Reposted from Climate Progress: The U.S. is now the largest wind power market, and a U.S. company is the world’s number 1 supplier, according to a new industry report by Navigant Research. This is a big shakeup in the global wind market. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-wind-turbine-manufacturer-according-to-navigant/feed/ 5 Offshore Wind Energy In Maryland Is Nearly Here, Historic Bill Headed To Governor’s Desk After Passing Senate http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/offshore-wind-energy-in-maryland-is-nearly-here-historic-bill-headed-to-governors-desk-after-passing-senate/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/offshore-wind-energy-in-maryland-is-nearly-here-historic-bill-headed-to-governors-desk-after-passing-senate/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:23:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49926 Large-scale offshore wind energy will soon be a reality in the state of Maryland, thanks to the recent approval of the historic “Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013.” The bill will earmark $1.7 billion dollars for the development of an offshore wind farm along Maryland’s coast. The wind farm will be funded by a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/offshore-wind-energy-in-maryland-is-nearly-here-historic-bill-headed-to-governors-desk-after-passing-senate/feed/ 8 Friday Fun: Wind Fan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/friday-fun-wind-fan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/friday-fun-wind-fan/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:00:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49854 Here’s a bit of wind power fun for your Friday afternoon (or perhaps morning or evening): The image came from the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) facebook page, along with this short quote: “Wind energy made up 60.5% of all new U.S. electric generating capacity in January and February, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory

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