NREL Triples Previous Estimates of U.S. Wind Power Potential (Fact Sheet)

Description/Abstract The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released new estimates of the U.S. potential for wind-generated electricity, using advanced wind mapping and validation techniques to triple previous estimates of the size of the nation's wind resources. The new study, conducted by NREL and AWS TruePower, finds that the contiguous 48 states have the potential to generate up to 37 million gigawatt-hours annually. In comparison, the total U.S. electricity generation from all sources was roughly 4 million gigawatt-hours in 2009.
Publication Date:	2011 Jul 01
OSTI Identifier:	1020606
Report Number(s):	NREL/FS-6A42-51555
DOE Contract Number:	AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:	Technical Report
Resource Relation:	The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Research Org:	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
Sponsoring Org:	USDOE
Country of Publication:	United States
Language:	English
Format:	Size: 2 pp.
Other Number(s):	TRN: US201116%%785
Subject:	17 WIND ENERGY; ELECTRICITY; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; VALIDATION; WIND POWER
Related Subject:	NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL); WIND RESOURCE; WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; WIND RESOURCE MAPS; Wind Energy
Update Date:	2011 Sep 12
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