Safety is a key value for the U.S. wind industry, and it’s an area where we’re always striving to do better. Crane operations have emerged as one of those places in need of improvements, and to combat this trend AWEA created the EHS Crane Task Force.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy released its annual Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, and the findings are striking—the 2010’s really were the decade renewable energy went mainstream.

Passage of Virginia Clean Economy Act Will Drive Job Creation and Position Virginia as an Offshore Wind Leader, says AWEA

Legislature approves Virginia Clean Economy Act to require all energy from clean sources by 2050

Wind Industry Experiences Third Strongest Year on Record With 9,143 MW of Wind Power Added to U.S. Grid

Additional AWEA 2019 Q4 Market Report Highlights

AWEA and the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind partner to help the public more easily participate in the existing federal feedback process

AWEA statement on extension of the Production Tax Credit

The bill will help wind continue to create jobs and economic opportunities in all 50 states.

Wind energy expansion and birds of prey: A Conservation partnership

As a carbon-free energy source, wind power is a leading climate change solution. And that’s important to countless species threatened by a warming planet.

AWEA statement on Elizabeth Warren's "Blue New Deal"

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued a statement regarding Elizabeth Warren's "Blue New Deal" Plan.

AWEA applauds GREEN Act released by Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA)

Tax policy parity with other sectors critical to meet consumer demand for clean energy

U.S. wind power has just achieved a major milestone: 100 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity. American innovation, a pioneering spirit, and the hard work of the country’s 114,000 wind workers made this progress possible. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how we got here, and what this has meant for the country.

Additional key findings of the US wind industry third quarter 2019 report include: Strongest third quarter for wind installations on record with 1,927 MW newly online / Near-term wind advanced development pipeline reaches record 46.5 GW / Nearly 6,000 MW of offshore wind projects in advanced development

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement applauding the introduction of the bipartisan Wind Energy Research and Development Act by Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine)

AWEA statement on Vineyard Wind delay

Dept. of Interior decision to delay Vineyard offshore wind project undermines US energy dominance agenda and the potential $70 billion US offshore wind supply chain

Key findings of the US wind industry second quarter 2019 report: Record wind capacity under construction or advanced development, reaching nearly 42 GW / Long-term contract volume for wind capacity is up 10 percent over the first half of 2018, buyers include Hormel Foods, Walmart, and Target / Three states set new offshore wind targets and N.J. greenlighted the largest offshore project in the country to date / A growing number of wind farms are selecting turbines nearly twice as powerful as the recent fleet average

Gov. Cuomo announces largest procurement of offshore wind power in US history

New York selects two projects totaling nearly 1,700 MW in state’s first call for offshore wind project proposals

Wind power costs have plummeted. How can they fall even further?

New technology gets cheaper over time. We’ve seen it with TVs, laptops and even cell phones.

AWEA: Offshore wind tax credit extension will jumpstart US industry

Two bills introduced in the Senate would extend the offshore wind Investment Tax Credit, drive infrastructure investment, and create American jobs

AWEA statement on the Renewable Energy Transferability Act

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement reacting to Renewable Energy Transferability Act.

AWEA: US Wind Development Pipeline Grew by 6,146 MW in Q1

New AWEA report reveals more US wind power capacity under construction and advanced development than ever before

New York Announces Critical Grid Modernization Projects

Beside New York’s offshore wind commitments, the state has announced a pair of critically important initiatives this month: grid modernization and transmission expansion.

TransWest Express Transmission Project passes another major development hurdle

Upgraded and expanded transmission infrastructure is essential to unlock homegrown renewable energy and further strengthen grid resilience

US wind power grew 8 percent in 2018 amid record demand

Annual market report shows a healthy wind industry delivered record US jobs, $1 billion in rural community and state payments last year

Wind Industry Leaders Announce 7 Priority Research Projects Funded through the Wind Wildlife Research Fund

New wind industry-led initiative raised $828,000 to support and implement seven priority research projects in 2019.

Fact Check: President Trump’s Wind Energy Comments Wrong - Again

Fake News from the President!

New Mexico Sets Ambitious Climate Protection Goal

The Energy Transition Act will dramatically increase New Mexico’s use of low-cost renewable energy while creating new jobs and diversifying the state’s economy

More than ever, companies are looking to power their businesses using wind energy. Across the world, companies more than doubled the renewable energy contracts they signed between 2017 and 2018. And here in the U.S., 2018 was a record year for non-utility wind power deals. Altogether, non-utility buyers in the U.S. have contracted for more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to date, more than the entire installed capacity of Iowa, the country’s number two wind state.

Consumer demand drives record year for wind energy purchases

US wind power industry reports third strongest quarter ever for new capacity installations

AWEA releases model legislation to guide consumer-friendly electrification

Americans want renewable energy sources to power more of their lives, “A Shared Future” report shows states the pathway to meeting consumer demand

AWEA Reacts to New York's Offshore Wind Announcement

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued a statement reacting to Gov. Cuomo’s announcement to more than triple the state of New York’s offshore wind development target.

New report: Renewables saved Texans $5.7 billion

Like everything in Texas, wind power is super-sized in the Lone Star State.