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U.S. Wind Energy Potential Barely Tapped

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:55:12 CST

U.S. Wind Energy Potential Barely Tapped An analysis from the National Renewable Energy laboratory shows that onshore U.S. wind resources could generate more than nine times current total U.S. electricity consumption. That’s nearly 37-million gigawatt-hours. Current U.S. wind installed capacity is 35 GW and there is currently 158 GW installed world-wide.


The latest U.S. estimate of potential capacity is three times that determined in a survey done previously by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory. The American Wind Energy Association says the larger estimates are due to improved wind turbine technology, with today's taller turbines tapping better winds at higher elevations, and to more refined wind measurements.


Texas, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Iowa, Wyoming, Iowa and New Mexico are the top 10 states in onshore wind potential.

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