U.S.

Wind Capacity Potential (MW) at 80 Meters

Capacity by Wind TRG Class (MW)

State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AL 0 0 0 0 2 72 1761 24172 105097
AR 6 6 8 45 363 4896 48185 65971 37039
AZ 0 0 0 1 36 1750 34679 120345 206319
CA 94 55 94 75 886 5076 19020 46418 75107
CO 227 618 954 19027 70367 84010 78984 59735 42556
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 539 885
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 522 227
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 774 13626 22006
GA 0 0 0 0 5 49 424 11407 73098
IA 99 3514 15717 43324 111326 77613 27407 552 17
ID 31 21 44 60 427 3322 41862 77921 37556
IL 0 0 0 0 5645 77347 72097 34004 2254
IN 0 0 0 0 4705 35070 48453 19072 10688
KS 12028 62684 79463 129403 162006 55912 4687 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 20 5128 75392 57351
LA 0 0 0 0 0 4 9162 33370 14193
MA 0 0 0 0 2 38 311 1922 1713
MD 0 0 0 0 7 142 722 3046 2420
ME 5 3 14 18 66 829 6579 33625 22330
MI 1 3 10 175 264 8603 44702 24577 2976
MN 149 2771 11734 11232 39297 79661 30041 7586 354
MO 0 0 0 339 5815 69041 131335 55094 16603
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4375 40757 64740
MT 3629 3542 13464 44029 142558 247609 122684 40167 20889
NC 3 0 3 7 18 138 806 3480 35348
ND 3584 6630 38543 81675 140152 24208 1291 0 0
NE 8290 19706 55103 140249 198274 40414 3439 0 0
NH 0 0 0 3 12 215 1124 3733 4273
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 125 700
NM 2326 4912 5837 21559 86457 112684 158360 142506 94740
NV 2 0 5 5 88 1486 15743 87372 162387
NY 4 5 10 14 63 1181 14842 41902 24189
OH 0 0 0 0 155 3437 58531 26020 27174
OK 3216 8904 14981 42970 99419 84278 72462 22050 9893
OR 48 33 61 98 655 5746 32516 83529 70658
PA 0 0 0 0 0 297 3232 21354 44168
RI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 46
SC 0 0 0 0 0 6 90 6196 30917
SD 5198 10497 40442 116892 184209 44841 12769 2775 252
TN 1 0 1 1 17 176 4510 50361 44870
TX 45733 72106 109659 130064 267337 364328 286166 62223 9303
 UT 1 0 4 3 69 1314 26330 79662 84963
VA 3 3 7 19 85 361 1224 3845 32017
VT 0 2 3 7 25 316 1619 6606 7153
WA 38 22 49 67 546 3917 23249 65388 33461
WI 0 0 0 7 197 14124 61424 36159 2403
WV 5 6 11 29 159 688 2849 7004 30253
WY 15209 3980 13639 18533 78414 144895 84042 57684 34444

Source: AWS Truepower, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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2015 U.S. Wind Generation Potential (GWh)

2015 GWh by Wind TRG Class (GWh)

State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AL 0 0 0 0 8 255 5214 56277 188050
AR 29 28 33 183 1441 17407 142708 153592 66274
AZ 0 0 2 3 143 6223 102708 280185 369164
CA 427 240 397 309 3513 18048 56331 108070 134388
CO 1027 2689 4043 78188 279108 298685 233925 139075 76146
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 1255 1584
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1215 406
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2292 31723 39375
GA 0 0 0 0 19 173 1255 26557 130794
IA 446 15281 66575 178033 441566 275942 81171 1286 31
ID 139 90 185 246 1693 11811 123982 181413 67199
IL 0 0 0 0 22391 274996 213526 79168 4032
IN 0 0 0 0 18662 124687 143502 44402 19123
KS 54493 272576 336601 531765 642586 198786 13881 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 72 15187 175525 102619
LA 0 0 0 0 0 15 27136 77691 25395
MA 0 0 0 0 7 135 921 4475 3065
MD 0 0 0 0 28 504 2140 7091 4331
ME 24 11 60 76 262 2947 19484 78286 39955
MI 6 14 42 719 1046 30587 132391 57221 5324
MN 675 12051 49703 46158 155868 283224 88971 17662 633
MO 0 0 0 1392 23067 245466 388970 128269 29707
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 12958 94889 115838
MT 16442 15401 57032 180931 565447 880341 363349 93516 37377
NC 16 0 12 30 72 491 2386 8101 63249
ND 16240 28829 163267 335631 555905 86068 3824 0 0
NE 37558 85690 233412 576336 786441 143685 10184 0 0
NH 0 0 1 10 50 763 3329 8690 7646
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 291 1252
NM 10539 21358 24727 88594 342927 400632 469007 331780 169517
NV 8 1 19 19 350 5284 46627 203417 290559
NY 18 20 44 58 252 4199 43958 97555 43282
OH 0 0 0 0 616 12221 173349 60580 48623
OK 14572 38716 63456 176578 394339 299637 214609 51337 17702
OR 219 143 256 404 2598 20430 96300 194470 126428
PA 0 0 0 0 0 1056 9572 49717 79029
RI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 339 83
SC 0 0 0 0 0 20 266 14425 55319
SD 23549 45647 171311 480350 730651 159425 37817 6462 452
TN 4 0 4 6 66 625 13357 117249 80286
TX 207203 313548 464509 534479 1060374 1295316 847526 144867 16646
 UT 6 0 16 11 273 4672 77981 185468 152024
VA 13 13 30 78 336 1283 3625 8952 57288
VT 2 9 15 30 99 1124 4795 15379 12799
WA 173 97 208 275 2165 13925 68855 152234 59871
WI 0 0 0 28 782 50216 181916 84185 4299
WV 23 27 44 118 632 2444 8437 16307 54131
WY 68908 17307 57776 76157 311024 515153 248903 134298 61631
NCF 52% 50% 48% 47% 45% 41% 34% 27% 20%

Source: AWS Truepower, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Annual Technology Baseline
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2020 U.S. Wind Generation Potential (GWh)

2020 GWh by Wind TRG Class (GWh)

State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AL 0 0 0 0 8 264 5537 61541 214279
AR 30 29 34 188 1481 18009 151550 167958 75518
AZ 0 0 2 3 147 6438 109072 306392 420657
CA 444 252 413 318 3610 18673 59821 118178 153133
CO 1068 2825 4210 80272 286813 309019 248418 152083 86767
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 1373 1805
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1329 463
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2434 34690 44867
GA 0 0 0 0 19 179 1333 29041 149037
IA 464 16051 69328 182777 453756 285489 86200 1406 35
ID 144 95 192 252 1739 12219 131664 198382 76572
IL 0 0 0 0 23010 284511 226756 86573 4595
IN 0 0 0 0 19177 129001 152393 48556 21791
KS 56661 286304 350523 545935 660326 205664 14741 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 75 16128 191943 116932
LA 0 0 0 0 0 15 28817 84958 28937
MA 0 0 0 0 7 139 978 4894 3492
MD 0 0 0 0 28 522 2272 7754 4935
ME 25 12 63 78 269 3049 20691 85608 45528
MI 6 15 44 739 1075 31645 140594 62573 6067
MN 702 12658 51759 47388 160171 293024 94484 19315 721
MO 0 0 0 1429 23703 253959 413070 140267 33851
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 13761 103765 131996
MT 17096 16177 59391 185752 581057 910802 385862 102263 42590
NC 16 0 13 31 74 508 2534 8859 72071
ND 16886 30281 170020 344574 571252 89047 4061 0 0
NE 39052 90005 243066 591693 808152 148656 10815 0 0
NH 0 0 1 11 51 790 3535 9503 8713
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 318 1427
NM 10958 22433 25750 90955 352394 414495 498066 362814 193162
NV 8 1 20 20 360 5467 49515 222444 331087
NY 19 21 46 59 259 4344 46681 106679 49319
OH 0 0 0 0 633 12644 184090 66246 55405
OK 15151 40666 66081 181283 405225 310005 227906 56138 20171
OR 228 150 267 415 2670 21137 102267 212660 144062
PA 0 0 0 0 0 1093 10165 54367 90052
RI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 371 94
SC 0 0 0 0 0 21 282 15775 63035
SD 24486 47946 178397 493150 750822 164941 40160 7066 515
TN 5 0 4 6 68 646 14185 128216 91485
TX 215445 329339 483721 548721 1089647 1340135 900038 158417 18967
 UT 6 0 17 12 281 4834 82813 202816 173229
VA 14 14 31 80 345 1328 3849 9789 65279
VT 2 9 15 31 102 1163 5092 16818 14585
WA 180 101 216 282 2225 14406 73121 166474 68222
WI 0 0 0 29 804 51954 193188 92060 4899
WV 24 29 46 121 650 2529 8960 17833 61681
WY 71649 18178 60165 78186 319610 532978 264325 146859 70228
NCF 54% 52% 50% 48% 47% 42% 36% 29% 23%

Source: AWS Truepower, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Annual Technology Baseline
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2030 U.S. Wind Generation Potential (GWh)

2030 GWh by Wind TRG Class (GWh)

State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AL 0 0 0 0 8 276 6141 69536 243482
AR 31 30 35 195 1536 18889 168067 189777 85810
AZ 0 0 2 3 153 6753 120959 346195 477984
CA 461 260 428 329 3746 19585 66340 133530 174002
CO 1108 2920 4356 83189 297600 324127 275493 171840 98591
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 1551 2050
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1501 526
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2700 39197 50981
GA 0 0 0 0 20 188 1478 32814 169348
IA 481 16590 71738 189418 470822 299447 95595 1589 40
ID 150 98 199 261 1805 12817 146014 224153 87007
IL 0 0 0 0 23875 298421 251469 97820 5221
IN 0 0 0 0 19898 135308 169002 54863 24761
KS 58768 295913 362705 565773 685161 215719 16348 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 78 17886 216878 132868
LA 0 0 0 0 0 16 31958 95995 32880
MA 0 0 0 0 8 146 1085 5529 3968
MD 0 0 0 0 29 547 2520 8762 5608
ME 26 12 65 81 279 3199 22947 96729 51732
MI 6 15 45 765 1115 33193 155917 70701 6894
MN 728 13083 53558 49110 166195 307350 104781 21824 819
MO 0 0 0 1481 24595 266375 458090 158489 38464
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 15261 117245 149984
MT 17732 16720 61455 192501 602911 955330 427916 115547 48395
NC 17 0 13 32 77 533 2810 10010 81893
ND 17513 31297 175929 357095 592737 93400 4504 0 0
NE 40505 93026 251513 613193 838547 155924 11994 0 0
NH 0 0 1 11 53 829 3921 10738 9900
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 360 1621
NM 11365 23186 26644 94260 365648 434759 552350 409946 219486
NV 8 1 21 20 374 5734 54912 251341 376208
NY 20 22 47 62 268 4556 51769 120538 56040
OH 0 0 0 0 657 13262 204153 74852 62955
OK 15715 42031 68378 187870 420466 325161 252745 63431 22920
OR 236 155 276 430 2770 22170 113413 240286 163695
PA 0 0 0 0 0 1146 11273 61430 102325
RI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 419 107
SC 0 0 0 0 0 22 313 17824 71626
SD 25396 49555 184596 511069 779061 173005 44537 7984 585
TN 5 0 4 6 70 678 15730 144872 103953
TX 223458 340393 500532 568660 1130630 1405653 998131 178997 21552
 UT 6 0 18 12 291 5070 91839 229163 196837
VA 14 14 32 83 358 1393 4269 11060 74175
VT 2 10 16 32 106 1220 5647 19003 16572
WA 186 105 224 293 2309 15111 81091 188100 77519
WI 0 0 0 30 834 54494 214243 104019 5566
WV 25 29 48 126 674 2653 9936 20149 70087
WY 74314 18788 62256 81027 331631 559034 293133 165937 79798
NCF 56% 54% 52% 50% 48% 44% 40% 33% 26%

Source: AWS Truepower, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Annual Technology Baseline
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2050 U.S. Wind Generation Potential (GWh)
2050 GWh by Wind TRG Class (GWh)
State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AL 0 0 0 0 9 293 6302 71166 250571
AR 33 31 37 204 1616 20004 172496 194227 88308
AZ 0 0 2 3 160 7151 124148 354312 491901
CA 487 272 448 346 3940 20741 68089 136661 179068
CO 1172 3055 4565 87356 313011 343255 282754 175869 101462
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 1588 2110
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1536 541
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2771 40116 52466
GA 0 0 0 0 21 199 1517 33583 174279
IA 509 17359 75180 198906 495203 317118 98114 1626 41
ID 158 103 208 274 1898 13573 149862 229409 89541
IL 0 0 0 0 25111 316031 258097 100113 5373
IN 0 0 0 0 20929 143293 173457 56150 25482
KS 62192 309641 380107 594112 720641 228449 16779 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 83 18357 221963 136736
LA 0 0 0 0 0 17 32800 98246 33838
MA 0 0 0 0 8 155 1113 5659 4084
MD 0 0 0 0 31 579 2586 8967 5771
ME 27 12 68 85 294 3387 23551 98997 53238
MI 7 16 48 804 1173 35151 160027 72359 7095
MN 771 13690 56127 51570 174801 325487 107543 22335 843
MO 0 0 0 1555 25868 282094 470164 162205 39584
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 15663 119994 154351
MT 18765 17495 64403 202144 634131 1011706 439195 118257 49804
NC 18 0 14 34 81 564 2884 10244 84277
ND 18534 32749 184370 374982 623431 98912 4623 0 0
NE 42865 97342 263581 643908 881969 165126 12310 0 0
NH 0 0 1 12 56 877 4024 10990 10189
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 368 1669
NM 12028 24262 27923 98982 384582 460415 566908 419558 225877
NV 9 1 22 21 393 6073 56359 257234 387161
NY 21 23 50 65 282 4825 53133 123364 57672
OH 0 0 0 0 691 14044 209534 76607 64788
OK 16630 43981 71658 197281 442239 344349 259406 64919 23588
OR 250 162 290 451 2913 23478 116402 245920 168461
PA 0 0 0 0 0 1214 11570 62870 105304
RI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 429 110
SC 0 0 0 0 0 23 322 18242 73711
SD 26876 51854 193453 536668 819403 183214 45711 8171 602
TN 5 0 4 7 74 718 16145 148269 106979
TX 236478 356184 524547 597144 1189177 1488605 1024439 183194 22180
 UT 7 0 18 13 306 5369 94259 234536 202568
VA 15 15 34 87 376 1475 4382 11320 76335
VT 2 10 17 34 111 1291 5796 19448 17055
WA 197 110 234 307 2428 16002 83228 192510 79776
WI 0 0 0 31 878 57709 219890 106458 5728
WV 26 31 50 132 709 2809 10198 20622 72128
WY 78644 19660 65243 85086 348803 592024 300860 169828 82122
NCF 59% 56% 55% 52% 51% 47% 41% 34% 27%

Source: AWS Truepower, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Annual Technology Baseline
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