What’s Powering Wind? The Effect of State Renewable Energy Policies on Wind Capacity (1994-2012)

Karen Maguire

No 1404, Economics Working Paper Series from Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business

Abstract: As of 2012, 29 states had enacted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), while 37 states had at least one utility offering Green Power Purchasing (GPP) to their customers. The goal of both policies is to promote the adoption of clean, renewable energy. This paper examines the influence of these polices on wind capacity across the United States from 1994 -2012, a period of significant expansion of the wind generation market. The analysis focuses on wind because as compared with other modern renewable energy sources, wind is the only renewable energy source to make significant inroads into the U.S. electricity generation market. My findings indicate that while there have been significant increases in commercial scale wind generation capacity, neither RPS nor GPP programs had a significant influence on within state wind capacity additions.

Keywords: Renewable Energy; Energy Policy; Wind; Electricity; RPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q4 Q42 Q48 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2013-07, Revised 2015-01
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