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Pioneering in wind energy: The California experience

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In California today nearly 16,000 wind generators are spinning, providing for the electrical needs of roughly one million residents. Yet in 1980, just sixteen years ago, the state was without wind generators, save for a few experimental models. It is time to reflect on this remarkable growth. What caused it? What transformed a “soft energy path” dream into reality? This paper will focus on four central factors: 1) political climate, 2) tax incentives, 3) the PURPA Act of 1978, and 4) a sympathetic public utility commission.

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  • Righter, Robert W., 1996. "Pioneering in wind energy: The California experience," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 781-784.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:9:y:1996:i:1:p:781-784
    DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)88399-6
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    1. Christopher Dent, 2013. "Wind energy development in East Asia and Europe," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 211-230, September.
    2. Karolina Talarek & Anna Knitter-Piątkowska & Tomasz Garbowski, 2022. "Wind Parks in Poland—New Challenges and Perspectives," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-25, September.
    3. Kaldellis, John K. & Zafirakis, D., 2011. "The wind energy (r)evolution: A short review of a long history," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(7), pages 1887-1901.
    4. Wimhurst, Joshua J. & Greene, J. Scott & Koch, Jennifer, 2023. "Predicting commercial wind farm site suitability in the conterminous United States using a logistic regression model," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 352(C).

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