Estimates of Wind Resource Land Area and Power Potential in Close Proximity to Existing Transmission Lines

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    Abstract

    This work dispels the notion that a large amount of the good wind resources in the contiguous United States are located far from existing transmission lines. By using a geographic information system (GIS), we were able to produce estimates of windy land area and power production potential within 8, 16, and 32 kilometers (5, 10, and 20 miles) of existing 115- to 230-kV power lines. We used adigital representation of the national transmission system that originated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and used wind resource data from previous Pacific Northwest Laboratory work that incorporate estimates of land-use and environmental exclusions.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Pages295-303
    Number of pages9
    StatePublished - 1995
    EventWindpower '95: Annual Conference and Exhibition of the American Wind Energy Association - Washington, D.C.
    Duration: 26 Mar 199530 Mar 1995

    Conference

    ConferenceWindpower '95: Annual Conference and Exhibition of the American Wind Energy Association
    CityWashington, D.C.
    Period26/03/9530/03/95

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/CP-463-7675

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