The creation of the plan will solicit input from key stakeholders including environmental groups, utilities, policy planners, investors, educators, communities, and others, with the action plan being unveiled at the WINDPOWER 2007 Conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles, Calif., June 3-6, 2007.
“I am pleased to join with AWEA and pledge the support of the U.S. Department of Energy for this critical effort which will accelerate the use of the Nation’s vast wind energy resources,” says Andy Karsner, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
“Wind is an abundant and free domestic energy resource,” says Randall Swisher, Executive Director of the American Wind Energy Association. “Coupled with modern technology, wind energy displaces the need for fossil generation and reduces U.S. dependence on imported energy.
