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20% Wind by 2030

Full Title:  20% Wind by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply Author(s): n/a Publisher(s): USDOE EREE Publication Date: 7/2008 Identifier(s):  DOE/GO-102008-2567 Language: English Length: 248 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This report examines...
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2008 Wind Technologies Market Report

Full Title: 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report Author(s): R. Wiser, M. Bolinger, et al. Publisher(s):  USDOE EREE Publication Date: 7/2009 Identifier(s): DOE/GO-102009-2868 Language: English Length: 68 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The U.S. wind industry experienced...
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2010 Cost of Wind Energy Review

Full Title: 2010 Cost of Wind Energy Review Author: S. Tegen, M. Hand, B. Maples, E. Lantz P. Schwabe, and A. Smith Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 4/2012 Language: English Length: 65 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): In 2010, wind...
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2011 Wind Technologies Market Report

Full Title: 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report Author(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The U.S. wind power industry is facing uncertain times. With 2011 capacity additions having risen...
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A Bright Future for the Heartland: Powering the Midwest Economy with Clean Energy

Full Title: A Bright Future for the Heartland: Powering the Midwest Economy with Clean Energy Author(s): Claudio Martinez, Jeff Deyette, Sandra Sattler, Anne McKibbin Publisher(s): Union of Concerned Scientists Publication Date: 7/2011 Language: English Length:...
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A More Renewable-Friendly Electrical Grid: Thermal Storage Refrigeration for Demand Response in California and Denmark

Full Title: A More Renewable-Friendly Electrical Grid: Thermal Storage Refrigeration for Demand Response in California and Denmark Author(s): Kurt Kornbluth, John Cook, Paul Erickson Publisher(s): Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Energy storage...
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A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report

Full Title: A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report Author(s): W. Short and P. Denholm Publisher(s): USDOE NREL Publication Date: 4/2006 Identifier: NREL/TP-620-39729 Language: English Length: 41 pages, PDF Full Text:...
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A Probabilistic Framework for Security Constrained Reserve Scheduling of Networks with Wind Power Generation

Full Title: A Probabilistic Framework for Security Constrained Reserve Scheduling of Networks with Wind Power Generation Author(s): Maria Vrakopoulou, Kostas Margellos, John Lygeros and Go ̈ran Andersson Publisher(s): IEEE Publication Date: 9/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This paper proposes a...
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An Ill Wind

Full Title: An Ill Wind Author(s): Meera Subramanian Publisher(s): Nature Publication Date: 6/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Wind turbines kill far fewer birds in general each year than do many other causes linked to humans, including domestic cats...
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At Wind Speed: How the U.S. Wind Industry is Rapidly Growing Our Local Economies

Full Title: At Wind Speed: How the U.S. Wind Industry is Rapidly Growing Our Local Economies Author(s): Hannah Druckenmiller Publisher(s): Natural Resources Defense Council Publication Date: 9/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Over the last two decades, the U.S. wind...
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Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Note: Synopsis drawn from the report. Synopsis intended solely for the purpose of generating discussion. Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future by the Obama Administration Demand for oil in countries like China and...
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CBO: Recent Growth in Subsidies for Renewables, Efficiency

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 2011 federal support for fuel and energy technology development and production was $24 billion. Of this, $20.5 billion, or...
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Changes in the Economic Value of Variable Generation at High Penetration Levels: A Pilot Case Study of California

Full Title: Changes in the Economic Value of Variable Generation at High Penetration Levels: A Pilot Case Study of California Author(s): Andrew Mills and Ryan Wiser Publisher(s): US Department of Energy Publication Date: 6/2012 Language: English Length: 114 pages, PDF Full...
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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 Introduced

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, which would require electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of their supply...
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Clean Energy Under Siege: Following the Money Trail Behind the Attack on Renewable Energy

Full Title: Clean Energy Under Siege: Following the Money Trail Behind the Attack on Renewable Energy Author(s): Sierra Club Publisher(s): Sierra Club Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Wind energy has grown steadily in the past decade, doubling...
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Community Wind

Full Title: Community Wind: Once Again Pushing the Envelope of Project Finance Author(s): M. Bolinger Publisher(s): USDOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Publication Date: 1/2011 Identifier(s): LBNL-4193E Language: English Length:   34 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The “community wind” sector in the United...
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Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2010

Full Title:  Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2010 Author(s): U.S. Energy Information Administration Publisher(s): U.S. Energy Information Administration Publication Date: 8/2011 Language: English Length: 105 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD...
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Discussion Catalyst: Electricity Generation Principles

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] US electricity...
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Economic Evaluation of Short-Term Wind Power Forecasts in ERCOT

Full Title: Economic Evaluation of Short-Term Wind Power Forecasts in ERCOT Author(s): K. Orwig, B.-M. Hodge, G. Brinkman, E. Ela, M. Milligan, V. Banunarayanan, S. Nasir and  J. Freedman Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publication Date: 9/2012 Full...
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Empirical Analysis of Wind Power Potential at Multiple Heights for North Dakota Wind Observation Sites

Full Title: Empirical Analysis of Wind Power Potential at Multiple Heights for North Dakota Wind Observation Sites Author(s):  Yong Hou, Yidong Peng; A. L. Johnson; Jing Shi Publisher(s): Energy Science and Technology Publication Date: 7/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD...
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Enhanced Short­-Term Wind Power Forecasting and Value to Grid Operations

Full Title: Enhanced Short­-Term Wind Power Forecasting and Value to Grid Operations Author(s): K. Orwig, C. Clark, J. Cline, S. Benjamin, J. Wilczak, M. Marquis, C. Finley, A. Stern, J. Freedman Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publication Date: 9/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The current state-of-the-art...
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Examining the Variability of Wind Power Output in the Regulation Time Frame

Full Title: Examining the Variability of Wind Power Output in the Regulation Time Frame Author(s): B.-M. Hodge, S. Shedd, and A. Florita Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The...
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Feasibility and Implications of the Michigan 2012 Proposal 3 for a 25% State Renewable Portfolio Standard

Full Title: Feasibility and Implications of the Michigan 2012 Proposal 3 for a 25% State Renewable Portfolio Standard Author(s): Elisabeth Moyer, Sean Johnson, Lexie Goldberger, Joe Zhu Publisher(s): University of Chicago Center...
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Federalism in Renewable Energy Policy

Full Title: Federalism in Renewable Energy Policy Author(s): Jeremiah I. Williamson and Matthias L. Sayer Publisher(s): Natural Resources & Environment Publication Date: 9/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Responding to the desire for greater utilization of renewable domestic energy resources, state...
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Financial Innovation Among the Community Wind Sector in the United States

Full Title: Financial Innovation Among the Community Wind Sector in the United States Author(s): Mark Bolinger Publisher(s): Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Publication Date: 7/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): In the relatively brief history of utility-scale wind generation, the “community...
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