National Renewable Energy Laboratory Researchers Create Guide to Wind Development and Financing Processes

Aug. 8, 2017

National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers published Wind Energy Finance in the United States: Current Practice and Opportunities, a resource for wind development and financing processes that provides an overview of the wind project development process, capital sources, and common financing structures, as well as traditional and emerging procurement methods. The report also demonstrates how financing rates can modestly impact a project's overall cost of energy and its cost competitiveness with other investment alternatives. The analysis was conducted as part of the Atmosphere to Electrons Performance, Risk, Uncertainty, and Finance research initiative.