Building on the National Investment: Promoting the Use of Wind Technology

Building on the National Investment:

Promoting the Use of Wind Technology

P.J. Dougherty

U.S. Department of Energy

Build on National Legacy and Investment

Multiple National Needs

Support Rural Economic Development

Promoting Use of Wind Energy

Team Wind & Partnerships State Focus

• Workshops/Briefings

• Working Groups Wind Resource Maps & Measures Utility Outreach (IOUs, Coops, Munis) Tribal Wind Focus Federal Energy Sector

6% of Nation’s Electricity by 2020 (Industry Goal) 32 states > 20 MW by 2005/16 states > 100 MW by 2010 5% of Federal sector electricity by 2010

Wind Promotion Focus

State Workshops

Legislative/State Briefings

State Wind Working Groups

Wind Resource Maps

1987 2000

Anemometer Loan Program

State-Specific Materials

Outreach Materials

• DOE Wind Program

- www.eren.doe.gov/wind

- Wind Powering America

• American Wind Energy Association

- www.awea.org

• National Wind Coordinating Committee

- www.nationalwind.org

• Utility Wind Interest Group

- www.uwig.org

Key U.S. Wind Organizations