Wind Power Market and Economic Trends

by Martin W. Urley

Overview

Distributed wind energy systems provide clean, renewable power for on-site use and help relieve pressure on the power grid while providing jobs and contributing to energy security for homes, farms, schools, factories, private and public facilities, distribution utilities, and remote locations. This book explores the distributed wind market potential from a domestic and international perspective with greater confidence in the number of units installed for the domestic market and evaluates which wholesale electricity market-structure characteristics best accommodate wind energy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616682439
Publisher:	Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Series:	Energy Science, Engineering and Technology Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Distributed Wind Market Applications T. Forsyth I. Baring-Gould 1

Chapter 2 Facilitating Wind Development: The Importance of Electric Industry Structure B. Kirby M. Milligan 99

Chapter 3 Variables Affecting Economic Development of Wind Energy E. Lantz S. Tegen 119

Chapter 4 The Future of Wind Energy Technology in the United States R. Thresher M. Robinson P. Veers 143

Chapter 5 Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation Preprint E. Lantz S. Tegen 155

Chapter 6 Calculating Wind Integration Costs: Separating Wind Energy Value from Integration Cost Impacts Michael Milligan Brendan Kirby 179

Chapter 7 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report Ryan Wiser Mark Bolinger 199

Chapter Sources 263

Index 265