A Future for Wind Energy: Wind Vision Report Released

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Wind Program

A Future for Wind Energy: Energy Department Releases Highly-Anticipated Windvision Report Today, the White House Announced the release of the Wind Program's Wind Vision Report ,-which quantifies the benefits of a robust wind energy futures. Read more about the release of this highly-anticipated report from the Energy Department.   The Windvision Report  About the Past two years, more than 250 wind energy experts, academics, Organizations, and national laboratories have revisited the findings of the Wind Program's 2008 20% Wind by 2030 Report , and have built upon notes findings with a wealth of expertise and new data . The Windvision Report's resul ting Study Scenario depicts wind power supp lying 10% of the country's electricity by 2020, 20% in 2030 and 35% in 2050. While the full report details the full economic, environmental, and social benefits of wind energy, highlights of the Study Scenarios include about 600,000 jobs supported by wind energy; $ 508 billion in savings from reduced pollutants; and 260 billion gallons of water saved by 2050.       For an overview of the impacts substantialism That wind power can bring to all 50 states, read the Wind Program's Windvision blog post and visit the Windvision Web page .