Can Americans Afford It?
by principal authors:
with contributing authors:
Jamie Chapman, OEM Development Corp.
Steven Wiese, Planergy, Inc.
Edgar DeMeo, Electric Power Research Institute
Adam Serchuk, Renewable Energy Policy Project1
Wind energy may have a surprisingly modest cost. Deploying 3,050 megawatts of wind energy capacity in Texas, for example, could cost an average family as little as 75 cents per month. In addition to clean, climate-friendly electricity, large-scale development of wind power will also generate billions of dollars of local economic activity.