The US is likely to build 15.2 GW of wind generation in 2020, a Wood Mackenzie consultant maintains, led by growth in the Midwest, West and in Texas, which industry observers said Friday would likely result in lower prices in heavy wind areas but increased price volatility. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The federal $23/MWh production tax credit is a major factor in 2020’s boom in construction, said Dan Shreve, Wood Mackenzie’s head of global wind energy research, during a webinar Thursday entitled, “A New Chapter for the North American Wind Market.” According to a May US Energy Information Administration report, “US wind project developers who want to receive the full 2016 value of the PTC must begin operations by the end of 2020.” At the end […]