Wind power in Delaware

Wind potential in Delaware

The potential of on-shore wind power in Delaware is minimal, having a potential of generating at most 22 GWh/year.[1] Delaware's principal wind potential is from offshore wind. A 2012 assessment estimates that 15,038 MW of offshore wind turbines could generate 60,654 GWh/year.[1] Delaware generated 11,522 GWh from all generating sources in 2011.[2]

As of the end of 2016, 2 MW of large scale wind capacity had been constructed in Delaware. There were no projects under construction.[3] Five thousand Megawatt-hours of electricity were produced by wind power in 2015 within the state.[4] A single 256-foot tall, 210-ton turbine at the University of Delaware in Lewes was built in 2010 for generating and educational purposes[5]

The state of Delaware ran a request for proposals (RFP) during 2006-2007 that is notable as the first known RFP, world-wide, in which offshore wind power competed equally against coal and natural gas power alternatives.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Renewable Energy Technical Potential
  2. ↑ Electric Power Monthly February 2012 Table 5.4.B.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2016 Market Report". American Wind Energy Association. American Wind Energy Association. January 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ [U.S. Wind Industry Four-h Quarter 2016 Market Report "EIA Electric Power Monthly"] Check |url= value (help). U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2014/09/24/wind-turbine-study/16164191/
  6. ↑ "Offshore Wind Power Delaware Project".
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