MERCHANDISER
ON THE BACK of three years of consistent growth, the US than820MW addedin2007,representingapproximately
windmarketispoisedforarecordbreakingsurgewithcumu- 16%ofthecumulativeinstalledUSwindmarketasofQ1
lativeinstalledwindcapacitytosurpass150gigawatts(GW) 2008,accordingtoEER.
by2020,accordingtoarecentmarketstudyfromEmerging Ascompetitionheatsup,USwindindependentpowerpro-
EnergyResearch(EER),aleadingresearchandadvisoryfirm. ducers(IPPs)willneedtoevolvetheirbusinessstrategiesto
With5,329MWofnewwindcapacityinstalledin2007,the competewithregulatedutilitiessuchasMidAmerican,Xcel,
US wind power market was responsible for installing more andAlliantwhicharedominantintheirrespectiveterritories,
than 27% of newly added global wind capacity this past accordingtoMagee.
year, securing the US’ position as the largest wind growth
market by annual installations for the third straight year. US Wind Turbine Supply Chain Growing to Meet
2008ispoisedtosetanotherrecordforannualinstallations Surging Demand
intheUS,withover8GWofwindprojectscurrentlyunder SubstantialinvestmentingreaterUSwindturbinesupply
constructionscheduledforoperationbyyear’send,accord- chaincapacitywillbekeytowindturbineoperationequip-
ingtoUS Wind Power Markets & Strategies 2008-2020. ment manufacturers’ ability meet the level of US wind
“Wind is becoming increasingly competitive with conven- growthanticipatedin2008andbeyond.Recentlargescale
tional fossil fuel power generation options such as natural investmentsinthirdpartywindturbinebladeandtowersup-
gas and coal. Given the substantial volatility of fossil fuel ply has created a wind turbine manufacturing ‘corridor’
capitalandoperatingcostsinthepastseveralyears,windis spanning from North Dakota to Texas and from eastern
now one of the least-cost power generation options avail- ColoradotoIllinois,accordingtoEER.
abletoUSutilitiesseekingnewcapacity,”
saysEERResearchDirectorJoshuaMagee.
MorethanhalfofUSStateshaveenact-
USWindSurgestoNewHeights
edRenewablePortfolioStandardstodate,
creating demand for up to 295 terawatt-hours (TWh) of The report expects the US wind turbine sales market will
renewableenergysupplyby2020.Inaddition,theUSfeder- climb from an estimated US$12 billion in 2008 to nearly
alProductionTaxCreditremainscrucialtothewindproject US$16billionby2015.Withsuchasubstantiallevelofrev-
revenue stream, with looming uncertainty regarding the enueupforgrabs,greaterindustryparticipationisguaran-
incentive’scurrentexpirationattheendof2008. teedacrossthewindturbinevaluechainfrommajorfinan-
Texas continues to serve as the hub of US wind project cial institutions, power and infrastructure manufacturers,
development activity, with over 45 GW of wind projects andutilitiesandpowerproducers.
underdevelopmentinthestate.However,futuregrowthin
topUSwindregionssuchastheSouthwest,Midwest,West US Wind Power Markets and Strategies 2008-2020
andPacificNorthwest,hingesonthecompletionofnumer- providesover310pagesofmarketintelligenceand
ous proposed transmission projects, according to EER.
competitiveanalysisofUSwindpowermarkets.Study
“Major transmission expansion investments on both the
featuresinclude:Statebystateanalysis,marketenvironment
intraandinter-statelevelswillbecrucialtosustaininglong-
rankings,competitiveanalysisofutilities,IPPsand
termbuild-outoftheUSmarket,”accordingtoMagee.
developers,aswellasUSwindturbinemanufacturerand
Between2000and2007,annualutility-ownedwindinstal-
componentsupplieranalysis.
lationsgrewfromjustunder4MWaddedin2000tomore
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