Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980, United States
Published: November 14, 2008, 10:11 pm
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Cutler J. Cleveland Upon enactment of the Wind Energy Systems Act in 1980, Congress established an eight-year program focused on aggressive research, development, demonstration, and technology applications programs to convert wind energy into electricity and mechanical energy. The purpose of the Act was to reduce the average cost of electricity produced by installed wind power, to reach at least eight hundred megawatts of wind power capacity by 1988, and to accelerate the growth of a commercially viable and competitive wind energy market, thus making the resource available to the general public. The Act was intended to promote expansion of the wind energy market and lessen demand for non-renewable fuels and energy supplies used for the production of electricity and mechanical energy. In 1980, US$60 million in federal aid were contributed to wind power research & development programs.
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Robyn Kenney (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980, United States". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 14, 2008; Last revised Date November 14, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Wind_Energy_Systems_Act_of_1980,_United_States>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Robyn Kenney graduated from Boston University with a BA in Environmental Science in 2002 and a MA in Energy and Environmental Analysis in 2007. As an undergraduate she was active as the President of the Environmental Student Organization for two years. She coordinated awareness efforts throughout campus and established open communication lines between students, BU staff & administrators to undertake a collaborative step towards improving recycling on ca ... (Full Bio)
Upon enactment of the Wind Energy Systems Act in 1980, Congress established an eight-year program focused on aggressive research, development, demonstration, and technology applications programs to convert wind energy into electricity and mechanical energy. The purpose of the Act was to reduce the average cost of electricity produced by installed wind power, to reach at least eight hundred megawatts of wind power capacity by 1988, and to accelerate the growth of a commercially viable and competitive wind energy market, thus making the resource available to the general public. The Act was intended to promote expansion of the wind energy market and lessen demand for non-renewable fuels and energy supplies used for the production of electricity and mechanical energy. In 1980, US$60 million in federal aid were contributed to wind power research & development programs.
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