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U.S. Wind Power Strategic Market Report 2010
Report Contents
1.
Executive Summary
2.
Current Review of the U.S. Wind Power Business
3.
Wind Power in the U.S. Electricity Market
4.
Economics of Wind Power
5.
Markets for Products & Services
6.
Companies Participating in U.S. Wind Power Markets
7.
Wind Farm Planning & Development
8.
Operations & Maintenance
9.
Incentives, Regulatory and Legal Issues
10.
Technology
11.
State Economic Development Driven by the Wind Power Business
12.
Forecast of Business Environment 2010-2011
13.
Glossary of Terms
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Section 3
Wind Power in the U.S. Electricity Market
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Interconnections Wholesale Electricity Markets Retail Electricity Markets Other Markets for Electricity Interfacing Wind Power into U.S. Markets
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Interconnections
Electricity is bought and sold just like any other commodity. However, unlike othercommodities it cannot be stored so it must be consumed almost immediately after it isproduced. In the United States electricity markets are divided into three major“interconnections,” a complex system of high voltage transmission lines that distributeelectricity from generation stations to distribution centers, where power is sent alongsmaller distribution lines to cities and towns.There are three major interconnections in the U.S. as follows:
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