Predicted Costs and Benefits for VAWTs installed in Wind Farm understories

The three major factors leading to a projected lower Leveled Cost of Energy for VAWT created wind energy in CA than the alternatives are, they make double use of existing wind farm assets, they can be installed in high energy land where HAWTS can’t, and they can achieve the efficiencies of horizontal axis wind turbines. The table present in this document varies only these three factors when comparing VAWTs in existing wind farms to the other options.