Source: EIA, China Electricity Council, 2015

Wind was biggest source of new U.S. electric power in 2015

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

Enough U.S. wind power for 20 million homes, led by Texas

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry First Quarter 2016 Market Report

Most wind power

Texas (17,711 MW)

Iowa (6,364 MW)

California (5,662 MW)

Oklahoma (5,453 MW)

Illinois (3,842 MW)

88,000 jobs today – growing to 360,000 in 2030

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

Most wind jobsTexas (24,001-25,000)

Oklahoma (7,001-8,000)

Iowa (6,001-7,000)

Colorado (6,001-7,000)

Kansas (5,001-6,000)

Increasing share of the grid, reliably integrated

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

• Iowa now 31% wind-powered

• 12 states get 10% or more of their electricity from wind

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cost falling with economies of scale

Wind power is increasingly cost-competitive

Source: Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 9.0, 2015

2015 Unsubsidized Levelized Cost of Energy Comparison

Cost vs. natural gas, 2012-2022

Source: NREL

New technology reaches higher winds, allows projects in more regions

Wind resource at 110 metersWind resource at 80-meter turbine hub height

Offshore is the next frontier

Long-term federal policy certainty ends boom-bust era

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

State RPS laws generate demand for wind energy

Wind is key to Clean Power Plan compliance

Reduction of CO₂ emissions rate from wind projects, 2012-2030

Pounds per Megawatt-Hour

Sources: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015; EPA

New lines access vast supply of low-cost, carbon-free wind

Source: AWEA 2015 Annual Report. Wind project capacity includes projects under construction.

Recently developed lines

Siting and permitting also crucial to meeting wind potential

Trend: Major brands cutting costs & pollution with wind

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015. MW counted as of public announcement of contract

Carbon dioxide savings rising sharply

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

Wind energy avoided as much CO2 emissions in 2015 as from 28 million cars

Water savings rising sharply

Source: AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015

Wind energy deeply popular across political spectrum

Lazard, Alternative Energy Poll, May 2016

• 70% of likely voters say it is “most important” for America to transition toward a cleaner, more energy-efficient economy, up from 57% in 2012 election

• Only 10% in 2016 say it is “not important,” vs. 27% in 2012

Gallup, Annual Environment Poll, March 2015 and 2016

• 73% said in 2016 U.S. should “emphasize the development of alternative energy such as wind and solar power” (up 7% from 2011)

• 70% said in 2015 the U.S. should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from wind, and 63% of Republicans

Zogby, U.S. Homeowners on Clean Energy, March 2015:

• 74% supported extending wind and solar federal tax incentives

• 87% thought renewable energy was important to the country’s future

Public Opinion Strategies, for Pew Charitable Trusts, March 2015:

• 77% supported increasing the use of wind energy

• 75% described renewable energy as reliable

DOE: Wind installations on track to meet 20% by 2030

Source: DOE Wind Vision and AWEA Market Data

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