Wind Power

Wind turbine technology has evolved over the past twenty years, to a point that wind power is a very cost effective way to generate electricity - as long as you're located in an area with reliable wind!

Major areas of the United States that have a potentially suitable wind energy resource include:

  • much of the Great Plains from northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico northward to Montana, North Dakota, and western Minnesota;

  • the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine;

  • the Pacific coast from Point Conception, California to Washington;

  • the Texas Gulf coast;

  • the Great Lakes;

  • portions of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Islands;

  • exposed ridge crests and mountain summits throughout the Appalachians and the western United States; and specific wind corridors throughout the mountainous western states.

Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States - The atlases depict annual and seasonal average wind resource on a regional and state level. They also included the wind resource's certainty rating and the areal distribution (percentage land area suitable for wind energy development) based on variations in land-surface form.

Wind Energy Resource Map of Southern California - Average wind in the SoCal area. Higher is better.

New Developments

02/04/03 - Mayor Hahn Unveils Plan for New LADWP Wind Power Facility; Project is First Phase of LADWP's Commitment to Invest in Renewable Resources

GE Wind Energy - Large scale projects, offshore wind, measured in megawatts of power generated... Cities can run off this much power.

 

FAQ on Wind Power - small but very detailed international primer on wind power.

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