Wind Power is Expected to Serve 6% of the Nation's Electric Load by 2020
 

Research and Markets has added the U.S. Wind Prospects 2004 Edition to their offering. With most US states having initiatives in place to increase their generation of electric power by utilizing renewable energy resources, wind power is proving to be an effective alternate energy source. There is more than 2,000 MW of wind generation currently installed in the US and wind power is the fastest growing energy source, as it is expected to serve 6 percent of the nation's electric load by 2020.

The 2004 edition Wind Prospects wall map is the resource for identifying wind resource potential across the US. Features on the map include wind resource potential, as defined by PNNL's Wind atlas of the US filtered with transmission line and other geographic layers, transmission lines 115 kV and above colored by voltage, transmission constraints, existing wind power plants, geographic identifiers such as major cities and population centers and regional inset maps of areas where there are high concentrations of installed wind plants (Los Angeles area, San Francisco area, and Sioux Falls area).