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Wind Energy Economics: Production Costs And Additional Impacts, Erik Edward Nordman
Wind Energy Economics: Production Costs And Additional Impacts, Erik Edward Nordman
Erik Edward Nordman
West Michigan Wind Assessment Issue Brief #6 The economic costs of wind energy development were estimated in compared to costs of coal and natural gas. Excluding subsidies, but including external costs, we found that wind has a lower total cost ($/MWh) than coal, but slightly higher than natural gas.