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AWEA: Homegrown Power Report

Wind energy is now one of the most cost-effective sources of new electricity generation, competing with new installations of natural gas and costing less than either coal or nuclear power. That’s

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LBNL: Trends in Wind Turbine Prices This report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab describes the major drivers of and trends in utility-scale wind turbine prices and technology.	First Wind Profile: Sheffield Wind A project overview which describes some of the energy, economic and environmental benefits of the Sheffield Wind project.
First Wind in Hawaii: By the Numbers Cumulative energy, economic and environmental impacts from our portfolio of projects in Hawaii.	How does wind energy energize economies? As the wind industry experiences strong growth, it attracts investment capital which is being put to work in the economy.
Vestas - Issue Brief on Cost of Energy A detailed overview of the many factors which influence the "delivered cost" from various energy sources.	First Wind in Maine: By the Numbers Cumulative energy, economic and environmental impacts from our portfolio of projects in Maine.
First Wind Profile: Palouse Wind A project overview which describes some of the energy, economic and environmental benefits for Palouse.	First Wind Profile: Steel Winds A project overview which describes some of the energy, economic and environmental benefits of the Steel Winds projects.
Wind in Utah: Economic and Environmental Impacts This report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates economic and environmental impacts that wind power development, construction and operation can have on the state of Utah.	Atlantic: The True Cost of Coal An Atlantic article ahead of its time for analyzing the true impacts and economic costs of our dependence on coal as an energy source: linked
Wind in Vermont: Economic Impacts A 2010 AWEA brief about economic impacts from wind energy development in Vermont.	New York Times: Wind Farms Mean Money This article by New York Times reporter Lee Van Der Voo details how wind farms in Oregon are bringing financial support to the region.
Wind in Utah: Economic Impacts A 2010 AWEA brief about economic impacts from wind energy development in Utah.	Wind in Maine: Economic and Environmental Impacts This report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates economic and environmental impacts that wind power development, construction and operation can have on the state of Maine.

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