About the Program
Quick Facts About Wind Power
- The United States has more than 40,000 MW of installed wind power capacity.
- In 2010, the U.S. wind industry grew 15%, installing 5,115 MW of generating capacity—enough to power more than 1.2 million homes.
- Wind power represented 25% of all new U.S. electric generation capacity in 2010
- Commercial wind energy systems are currently installed in 38 states.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Program leads the nation's efforts to improve the performance, lower the costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind technologies. The program works with national laboratories, industry, universities, and other federal agencies to conduct research and development activities through competitively selected, cost-shared projects. Greater use of the nation's abundant wind resources for electric power generation will help stabilize energy costs, enhance energy security, and improve our environment.
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National laboratories conducting research on wind power technologies include:
- The Ames Laboratory
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Savannah River National Laboratory