Corporate GPM Guide 9

The document outlines the growth of the wind power industry in the United States and the various methods corporate buyers can use to integrate wind energy into their portfolios. It identifies significant barriers to adoption, including high upfront capital costs, grid integration challenges, and rising development costs driven by turbine supply shortages and commodity price increases. Despite these hurdles, the brief argues that wind power offers a cost-competitive path to diversifying energy portfolios and addressing climate change impacts.

• Corporate energy buyers in the United States have four primary methods for incorporating wind power into their energy portfolios: utility-offered green pricing programs, renewable energy certificates (RECs), long-term power contracts, and on-site generation.
• The wind power market faces several economic and technical obstacles, including high initial capital requirements, difficulties with transmission and grid integration, and increasing development costs caused by a shortage of wind turbines relative to demand, unfavorable exchange rates, and rising prices for commodities like steel.
• Corporate adoption of wind power is hindered by perceived and real challenges, including uncertainty regarding integration into purchasing strategies and public concerns over aesthetic values and the impact on bird and bat populations.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Corporate GPM Guide 9. https://www.wri.org/corporate-gpm-guide-9

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Corporate GPM Guide 9. n.d. https://www.wri.org/corporate-gpm-guide-9.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcorporate, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Corporate GPM Guide 9}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/corporate-gpm-guide-9}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }