Potential Opportunities with Aging Wind Turbines

Aging wind turbines are a massive clean energy opportunity

Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy in the United States – without increasing its footprint.  Repowering could more than double the current capacity of existing U.S. onshore wind farms, from 153 GW of wind power currently installed to approximately 314 GW. Yearly wind electricity generation would also double, from 453 terawatt-hours in 2024 to 911 TWh.  A few states such as Oregon, New Mexico, and Vermont could get to 100% renewable power supply just by repowering wind turbines.  Existing wind farms already have transportation infrastructure and are connected to the grid.