American Wind Energy Association [SEP] inception
American Wind Energy Association
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association formed in 1974, representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, service providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry.
AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers in the U.S. and around the world and has around 1,000 member organizations.
Legislative efforts.
AWEA staff lobby the U.S. Congress to promote policies encouraging investment in wind energy and provide
The Agency's offshore renewable energy program included development of renewable energy such as wind, wave, and solar.
Since its inception in 1982 through FY2008, the Agency had disbursed approximately $200 million to Federal, state, and American Indian accounts.
On June 21, 2010, the Minerals Management Service was renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and reorganized.
Operations.
As of 2009, the Agency employed about 1,600 people, which was proposed to grow by less than one hundred