10-Year Wind Energy Outlook for the United States and Canada Published

A precarious boom and bust saga in the United States drives the 10-year outlook as demand dwindles in Canada

Developers in the US will install approximately 59GW of wind capacity from 2017 through 2026. In an initial four-year boom period through 2020, the full-value PTC drives a nearly 40GW market – representing over two-thirds of the total 10-year forecast and the largest four-year wind installation total in US market history – largely underpinned by demand from utilities under state renewable energy mandates as well as commercial and industrial offtakers with internal emissions or renewable energy procurement targets. During the same time, asset owners will also embark on the most extensive repowering campaign thus far in the US. Under a novel... ... More: Official Press Release MAKE

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