Government Energy Policy, Business and Technology

Today's Top Wind Energy Challenges and What We Can Do About Them

Renewable Energy World: The statistics are clear: Wind energy is on the rise, with a 20 percent increase in wind energy jobs in 2016, compared to the year before. Wind infrastructure is becoming more commonplace and so are the benefits free power gives to landowners, investors and everyday Americans.

This data, gathered by the American Wind Energy Association, shows strong economic growth for the wind sector. But why aren't we living in a free energy utopia yet?

For one thing, renewable energy commitments vary by state. Wind development companies in California are better positioned than those in many other states, for example, and it is only through policy shift and a greater public understanding of wind energy that the country can move past these obstacles.

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