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).