The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind and Water Power Technologies Office conducted the Wind Vision study to evaluate future pathways for wind power to meet US electricity needs and decarbonization goals. As part of the study, DOE models a Baseline Scenario with US wind capacity held constant at 2013 levels of 61 gigawatts, a Business-as-Usual Scenario (BAU), and a Study Scenario. The Study Scenario, which is the primary analysis scenario, evaluates the costs, benefits, and other impacts associated with a pathway through which wind energy is able to meet 10%, 20%, and 35% of the nation’s end-use demand by 2020, 2030, and 2050, respectively. Incremental transmission-related expenditures of the Study Scenario are estimated to total $60 billion compared to the Baseline Scenario. The many benefits afforded by high levels wind penetration facilitated by the transmission expansion modeled in the study includes, among other things, cumulative system cost savings of $149 billion by 2050, 12.3 gigatonnes of avoided GHG emissions through 2050, and quantified consumer cost savings of $280 billion through 2050. Wind Vision: A New Era For Wind Power In The United States Share this TweetShare on Twitter Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn Share on FacebookShare on Facebook Related PostsHVDC Transmission: A National Security and Energy Resilience ImperativeAugust 3, 2023The Latest Market Data Show that the Potential Savings of New Electric Transmission was Higher Last Year than at Any Point in the Last DecadeMarch 21, 2023ACORE’s 2023 Priorities for Transmission Permitting and Siting LegislationFebruary 6, 2023A Roadmap to Diversify the U.S. Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Supply ChainsDecember 15, 2022House Letter to Biden on Commerce InquiryMay 18, 2022Commerce 2012 Scope ClarificationMay 10, 2022
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