Small Businesses Selected To Help Advance Wind Energy as a Distributed Energy Resource

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. EERE News August 03, 2021 Small Businesses Selected To Help Advance Wind Energy as a Distributed Energy Resource Electricity is the center of the U.S. economy and American homes. To help meet the nation's needs, eight small businesses will develop wind technology as a cost-effective, reliable, and compatible distributed energy resource under the 2021 round of the U.S. Department of Energy's Competitiveness Improvement Project. Individuals, businesses, and communities can use distributed wind—or wind turbines that generate electricity close to where it will be consumed—to reduce electricity costs, provide back-up power and grid-support services, and complement solar energy. "Distributed energy resources—including wind—will help decarbonize the energy sector and enable local communities to participate in the energy transition," said Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kelly Speakes-Backman. "Our Competitiveness Improvement Project awards are advancing wind as a distributed energy resource to support the Biden Administration's goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050." Read more

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