Policy & Issues - Wind Energy Industry

At AWEA we advocate on behalf of an American success story: wind power. Growing wind energy creates American jobs, provides opportunities in farm and factory towns across the country, and supplies American homes and businesses with affordable, reliable clean electricity.

Electricity Policy

State and federal policies are important drivers for wind power growth. Learn more about different factors that influence demand for wind energy.

Electricity Policy

Tax and Trade Policy

Learn about different tax structures and trade policies that affect wind project financing and cost.

Tax and Trade Policy

Corporate and Municipal Buyers

Fortune 500 companies and cities increasingly want to power their operations using wind. Learn why this makes sense for their bottom lines and how they’re harnessing the wind.

Corporate and Municipal Buyers

Project Development

Wind projects undergo robust permitting and evaluation processes before, during and after construction. Learn more about the ways wind farm operators strive to be good neighbors and environmental stewards.

Project Development

Offshore Wind

Learn about how the U.S. is tapping into a new ocean energy resource: offshore wind.

Offshore Wind

Project Operations

Learn about efforts to operate wind farms in a safe and cost-effective fashion.

Project Operations

Take Action

Get involved and help keep this American success story growing!

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Renewable Vision

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