Below are stories about distributed wind featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.

October 17, 2023

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Wind Forecast Improvement Project Saves Millions for Utilities and Customers

Regional wind data from around the U.S. helps improve a national weather forecasting model, which allows utility companies to better plan for windy days.

September 21, 2023

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DOE Wind Energy Technologies Office Selects 15 Projects Totaling $27 Million to Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind

WETO has selected 15 projects for negotiation for award to lower costs and address barriers to deployment of wind energy, ranging between $500,000 and $4,500,000.

September 21, 2023

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Modeling the Future of Wind Energy

WETO's decades-long support of modeling software helps expand wind energy industry's turbine design capabilities

August 31, 2023

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DOE to Fund i2X Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Renewable Energy Interconnection

WETO is funding two technical assistance projects under the Interconnection Innovation Exchange.

August 24, 2023

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Distributed Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition

The Distributed Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition provides market statistics and analysis along with insights into market trends and characteristics regarding distributed wind energy from 2003 through 2022.

August 24, 2023

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Policy Support Leads to Rise in Distributed Wind Investment and Expansion in Rural Communities

Distributed wind is entering your community! Check out how distributed wind energy is expanding as a clean energy resource for U.S. communities.

August 24, 2023

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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Distributed Wind Power

Learn about key facts related to wind turbines used in distributed applications.

August 9, 2023

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100% Clean Electricity: North to the Clean Energy Future

Towns and organizations in Alaska illustrate how remote communities can adopt clean energy systems—and how EERE’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project can help.

March 29, 2023

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How EERE Is Addressing Inequitable Energy Infrastructure

Carbon-based energy infrastructure has disproportionately harmed people of color and low-income and indigenous communities. The infrastructure for our clean energy future will be safe and just for all.

March 9, 2023

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Distributed Wind Energy Brings Value to Remote and Rural Communities

Project analyzes the many benefits of distributed wind for communities across the United States.