Implications of a PTC Extension on U.S. Wind Deployment [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.45 Wind engines
• Thông tin xuất bản: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 32 pp. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 258769
• Chủ đề: 1. 17 wind energy; 2. 29 energy planning, policy and economy; 3. 32 energy conservation, consumption, and utilization; 4. Production tax credit; 5. Wind

Tóm tắt

 This analysis explores the potential effects of wind production tax credit expiration and various extension scenarios on future wind deployment with the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS), a model of the U.S. electricity sector. The analysis does not estimate the potential implications on government tax revenue associated with the PTC. Key findings include: Under a scenario in which the PTC is not extended and all other policies remain unchanged, wind capacity additions are expected to be between 3 and 5 GW per year from 2013-2020
  PTC extension options that ramp-down from the current level to zero-credit by year-end 2022 appear to be insufficient to support deployment at the recent historical average
  Extending the PTC at its historical level may provide the best opportunity to support deployment consistent with recent levels across a range of potential market conditions
  it therefore may also provide the best opportunity to sustain wind power installation and manufacturing sector at current levels.