Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts

Applied Energy

Volumn 179, Issue , 2016, Pages 146-158

  Wiser, Ryan ^a   Bolinger, Mark ^a   Heath, Garvin ^b   Keyser, David ^b   Lantz, Eric ^b   Macknick, Jordan ^b   Mai, Trieu ^b   Millstein, Dev ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Co benefits; Greenhouse gases; Water use; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WIND POWER;

CO BENEFITS; ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PENETRATION LEVEL; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; WATER USE;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POWER GENERATION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WIND POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84977117281     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.06.123     Document Type: Article

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