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Advantages of Wind Power

Wind power creates good-paying jobs. There are over 120,000 people working in the U.S. wind industry across all 50 states, and that number continues to grow. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, wind turbine service technicians are the second fastest growing U.S. job of the decade. Offering career opportunities ranging from blade fabricator to asset manager, the wind industry has the potential to support hundreds of thousands of more jobs by 2050.

Wind power is a domestic resource that enables U.S. economic growth. In 2021, wind turbines operating in all 50 states generated more than 9% of the net total of the country’s energy. That same year, investments in new wind projects added $20 billion to the U.S. economy.

Wind power is a clean and renewable energy source. Wind turbines harness energy from the wind using mechanical power to spin a generator and create electricity. Not only is wind an abundant and inexhaustible resource, but it also provides electricity without burning any fuel or polluting the air. Wind continues to be the largest source of renewable power in the United States, which helps reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Wind energy helps avoid 329 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually – equivalent to 71 million cars worth of emissions that along with other atmospheric emissions cause acid rain, smog, and greenhouse gases.

Wind power benefits local communities. Wind projects deliver an estimated $1.9 billion in state and local tax payments and land-lease payments each year. Communities that develop wind energy can use the extra revenue to put towards school budgets, reduce the tax burden on homeowners, and address local infrastructure projects.

Wind power is cost-effective. Land-based, utility-scale wind turbines provide one of the lowest-priced energy sources available today. Furthermore, wind energy’s cost competitiveness continues to improve with advances in the science and technology of wind energy.

Wind turbines work in different settings. Wind energy generation fits well in agricultural and multi-use working landscapes. Wind energy is easily integrated in rural or remote areas, such as farms and ranches or coastal and island communities, where high-quality wind resources are often found.

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Wind energy surpassed hydroelectricity in 2019 as the most common renewable energy source used to make electricity in the United States.

Exactly what is wind energy? Wind is a renewable energy source that can be used to create electricity with fewer environmental impacts than many other energy sources. But what makes wind a renewable resource? Simple — the wind will always be blowing somewhere. So, with wind turbine technology, we can harness the natural and endless power of the wind to generate electricity for homes and businesses without worrying about depleting the supply.

Did you know that people have been asking themselves, “How does wind energy work?” and taking advantage of wind power for thousands of years? As early as 5000 B.C., Egyptians propelled boats along the Nile River using the wind. Around 200 B.C., simple windmills in China pumped water, and vertical-axis windmills helped grind grain in Persia and the Middle East. From the Dutch draining lakes and marshes in the Rhine River Delta, to U.S. farmers pumping water for crops, cutting wood at sawmills, and grinding wheat and corn, windmills have been used in many ways to make work easier and life better.

In modern times, is wind a renewable resource we can still count on to make life better? You bet! Wind energy surpassed hydroelectricity in 2019 as the most common renewable energy source used to make electricity in the United States. In 2020, U.S. electricity generated from wind totaled about 338 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) — an exponential increase from the 6 billion kWh generated in 2000. Recent government requirements and incentives almost guarantee continued increases in the future.

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