Distributed wind installations are closing in on the 1 gigawatt capacity threshold. Yet over the past three years, growth rates in distributed wind have plateaued, pressing U.S. manufacturers to look for new ways to open markets. With record small wind sales abroad and new financing mechanisms redefining opportunities at home, exports and wind leasing represent two market drivers that might help industry transition into a new chapter for distributed wind.
Revised: December 4, 2020 |
Published: September 12, 2016
Citation
Foster N. 2016.Exports and leasing: The future of distributed wind?.North American Clean Energy September/October 2016.PNNL-SA-120084.