Grouse and Land-Based Wind Energy Development in the United States
Program Document
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OSTI ID:2274810
Several species of grouse occupy prairie and sagebrush habitat across the western United States. Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), and lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) reside in the grassland prairies of the Great Plains. In the Intermountain West, greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) inhabit the expansive sagebrush plains. The continued deployment of wind energy across the United States, particularly in prairie and sagebrush habitats, may result in a myriad of impacts to grouse species, although there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the extent of the impact.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 2274810
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/FS-5000-86360; MainId:87133; UUID:2309a079-17b9-424b-87f6-ff0b52ebd868; MainAdminID:71376
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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