Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition

"I am honored to work beside Governor Carcieri," said Governor Culver. "Governor Carcieri has been an effective advocate for coastal and off shore wind development and a leader in developing Rhode Island’s wind energy resources, including the first off-shore wind project in North America that will provide 15 percent of all electricity used in Rhode Island. That’s a remarkable accomplishment," Governor Culver added.

"The development of the nation’s coastal wind power resources is vital to meeting the nation’s 20 percent wind energy goal," said Governor Carcieri. "Governor Culver and the 28 governors in the Coalition overcame the skepticism that greeted wind development in their states several years ago, and look where we are today. They understand that wind energy development is national in scope, and they will be important partners in addressing some of the regional challenges we face."

"I wish to thank Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty for his leadership as one of the founding members of the Coalition. While Minnesota will remain a valuable partner, the added regional diversity that Rhode Island brings will broaden our perspective," Governor Culver said.

The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition is a bipartisan group of 28 of the nation’s governors who are dedicated to the development of the nation’s wind energy resources to meet America’s domestic energy demands in an environmentally responsible manner — while reducing the nation’s dependence on imported energy sources and stimulating state and national economic development.

Through its multi-state coordinated efforts, the Coalition is engaged in several national initiatives: encourage sound national policy and legislation for the development and distribution of wind-generated energy; communicate and demonstrate the value and benefits of wind energy to consumers, energy companies and policy makers; share state best practices in wind and renewable energy policy development; create an environment of support for those who wish to develop responsible wind energy resources; and support development of infrastructure (e.g., transmission, smart grid) for the expansion of wind energy across the United States.

The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition provides national leadership on wind energy policy. The Coalition’s policy activities address all aspects of wind energy development, and technologies yet to come.

The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition is a bipartisan group of the nation’s governors who are dedicated to the development of the nation’s wind energy resources to meet America’s domestic energy demands in an environmentally responsible manner—while reducing the nation’s dependence on imported energy sources and stimulating state and national economic development.

Through its multi-state coordinated efforts, the Coalition undertakes initiatives designed to encourage sound policy and legislation for the development and distribution of wind-generated energy; to communicate and demonstrate the value and benefits of wind energy to consumers, energy companies and policy makers; to create an environment of support for those who wish to develop responsible wind energy resources; and to make investments in infrastructure to support expansion of wind energy across the United States.

www.governorswindenergycoalition.org/