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Wind Technologies Market Report, 2010.

PB2011112467

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Wiser, R.; Bolinger, M.
Page Count	98
Abstract	The U.S. wind power industry experienced a trying year in 2010, with a significant reduction in new builds compared to both 2008 and 2009. The delayed impact of the global financial crisis, relatively low natural gas and wholesale electricity prices, and slumping overall demand for energy countered the ongoing availability of existing federal and state incentives for wind energy deployment. The fact that these same drivers did not impact capacity additions in 2009 can be explained, in part, by the inertia in capital-intensive infrastructure investments: 2009 capacity additions were largely determined by decisions made prior to the economy-wide financial crisis that was at its peak in late 2008 and early 2009, whereas decisions on 2010 capacity additions were often made at the height of the financial crisis. Cumulative wind power capacity still grew by a healthy 15% in 2010, however, and most expectations are for moderately higher wind power capacity additions in 2011 than witnessed in 2010, though those additions are also expected to remain below the 2009 high.
Keywords	Wind power industry Market Wind turbines Electric utilities Technology assessment Imports Exports Businesses Economic growth Government policies Trends Research and development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA. Environmental Energy Technologies Div.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also DE2010-985917 (Report for 2009). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201121

Wind Technologies Market Report, 2010.

Wind Technologies Market Report, 2010.
PB2011112467

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Wiser, R.; Bolinger, M.
Page Count	98
Abstract	The U.S. wind power industry experienced a trying year in 2010, with a significant reduction in new builds compared to both 2008 and 2009. The delayed impact of the global financial crisis, relatively low natural gas and wholesale electricity prices, and slumping overall demand for energy countered the ongoing availability of existing federal and state incentives for wind energy deployment. The fact that these same drivers did not impact capacity additions in 2009 can be explained, in part, by the inertia in capital-intensive infrastructure investments: 2009 capacity additions were largely determined by decisions made prior to the economy-wide financial crisis that was at its peak in late 2008 and early 2009, whereas decisions on 2010 capacity additions were often made at the height of the financial crisis. Cumulative wind power capacity still grew by a healthy 15% in 2010, however, and most expectations are for moderately higher wind power capacity additions in 2011 than witnessed in 2010, though those additions are also expected to remain below the 2009 high.
Keywords	Wind power industry Market Wind turbines Electric utilities Technology assessment Imports Exports Businesses Economic growth Government policies Trends Research and development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA. Environmental Energy Technologies Div.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also DE2010-985917 (Report for 2009). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201121