Utility Wind Project Size by County and State: 2018

This map illustrates the variety of average project capacity sizes across the United States and within the state of California, for wind projects whose total nameplate capacity is greater than or equal to 1 MW (20 CCR § 1385). Average project capacity is a function of the statewide, or countywide, nameplate capacity and number of projects within the defined area. The absence of projects in the southeastern United States is arbitrable to low average wind speeds (United States - Annual Average Wind Speed, AWS True power and National Renewable Energy Lab), and insufficient hurricane-resistant technology. 1 August 2019 Produced by the California Energy Commission Projection: NAD 1983 (2011) USA Congruous Albers Equal-Area Conic Authors: Dylan Kojimoto (916) 651-0477, John Hingtgen (916) 657-4046, Brandon Davis Data: Energy Information Administrator (EIA-860) and Wind Performance Reporting System (WPRS)