The wind energy industry currently supports about 85,000 jobs and according to Denise Bode, the CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, the renewable energy industry should be able to support 500,000 jobs by 2030. Most of these could be wind energy jobs. In order for this to occur, however, we would require a supportive national energy policy in position.
A U.S. Department of Energy Study states ???The U.S. possesses sufficient and affordable wind resources to obtain a minimum of 20% of its electricity from wind through the year 2030.??? According to Bode, the wind industry is on track to satisfy that projection. One from the critical issues to overcome, however, is the lack of a domestic manufacturing base to support the development of wind generation at this pace.
The united states currently has about 35,000 MW of installed wind energy, and it is growing at a pace of about 10,000 MW each year. The industry was fairly flat for several years before the Renewable Electricity Standards (RES) was implemented and extremely boosted activity. This policy helped to draw in more manufacturing which will help lessen the costs of building wind generator components. As we add more manufacturing in the U.S., we will still reduce those costs. As costs to construct wind energy facilities drops, this can help to further support additional investment in wind energy projects and increase the development of wind energy jobs.
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