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Wind has provided 35% of all new electric
generating capacity in America since 2007
Percent of New Installed Capacity, 2007-2010
Nearly 81,000 MW of
new generating
capacity installed
between 2007 and 2010
Wind installed over
35% of all new
generating capacity
between 2007 and
2010, or 28,740 MW.
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Data Source: AWEA, EIA, SEIA, SNL
With 400 Facilities, Wind is One of the FastestGrowing Sources of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs
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Source: AWEA, U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2010
American Wind is Affordable
and cost-competitive with all other new electric generation sources
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Source: Lazard, Levelized Cost of Energy, June 2009
Turbine Productivity Up, Costs Down
• Turbines’ availability to make
power is usually above 98%
• Taller towers and better
siting let wind farms operate
from the high 30% to low 40%
range of capacity year-round
• A turbine with a nameplate
capacity seven times larger
can make 15 times more power
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Source: AWEA, U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2010
Onshore & Offshore Wind Could Electrify U.S. 13 Times Over
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Source: NREL and AWS Truepower
U.S. Wind Power Installations are Ahead of
Projected Path for 20% by 2030
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DOE 20% Wind Scenario: Cumulative Wind Installed
Cumulative Wind Capacity (GW)
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Actual: Cumulative Wind Installed
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Data Source: AWEA , U.S. DOE 20% Wind Energy by 2030
Wind Power Uses Virtually No Water
• 20% wind saves 4 trillion gallons of water
through 2030
• 20% wind cuts electric sector water
consumption by 17% in 2030
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Source: U.S. DOE, 20% Wind Energy by 2030, 2008
Wind Power: America’s Choice
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Source: March 2010 survey by Public Opinion Strategies and Bennett, Petts & Normington
U.S. Energy Policy Needs to Support Diversity
Coal Market Share,
Drop Since 2003
- 6.0 percentage pts
Natural Gas Market
Share Increase Since 2003
+ 7.0 percentage pts
Renewable Market Share,
Increase Since 2003
+ 2.0 percentage pts
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Source: EIA, Net Generation All sectors
*All Renewables does not include hydro
Portfolio Approach: State & Regional Leadership
Proven track
record: States’
Renewable
Portfolio
Standards have
created a market
for wind, with
over 90% of the
renewable energy
build in states
with RPS
programs or
goals.
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Iowa’s Incredible Wind Resource
• Wind resource
ranks 7th in U.S.
• Wind could
provide over 44
times the state’s
current
electricity needs
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Source: National Renewable Electricity Laboratory
Iowa: National Leader in Wind Installations
• Iowa wind farms now
online power the
equivalent of more
than 900,000 homes
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Source: American Wind Energy Association
Iowa Led in State Renewable Electricity Standards
Mandatory RES
Voluntary
standard or goal
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Iowa: Case Study of Leadership in Growing
Wind Generation and Manufacturing
Iowa not only has the
greatest percentage of
electricity generated
from wind –
3,675 MW, approaching
20% of the state’s
electricity – it’s also a
leading state in
attracting
manufacturing.
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Significant Economic and Environmental Benefits
• Iowa’s wind industry has generated:
• Support for 5,000-10,000 total direct and
indirect jobs
• $16.5 million in annual property tax
payments by wind project owners
• $11 million in annual land lease payments
• Avoids over 6.2 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide
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