A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States
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Abstract
Nearly 60,000 utility-scale wind turbines are installed in the United States as of July, 2019, representing over 97 gigawatts of electric power capacity; US wind turbine installations continue to grow at a rapid pace. Yet, until April 2018, no publicly-available, regularly updated data source existed to describe those turbines and their locations. Under a cooperative research and development agreement, analysts from three organizations collaborated to develop and release the United States Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB) - a publicly available, continuously updated, spatially rectified data source of locations and attributes of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States. Technical specifications and wind facility data, incorporated from five sources, undergo rigorous quality control. The location of each turbine is visually verified using high-resolution aerial imagery. The quarterly-updated data are available in a variety of formats, including an interactive web application, comma-separated values (CSV), shapefile, and application programming interface (API). The data are used widely by academic researchers, engineers and developers from wind energy companies, government agencies, planners, educators, and the general public.
Suggested Citation
Rand, J., Kramer, L., Garrity, C.P., Hoen, B., Diffendorfer, J., Hunt, H., and Spears, M., 2020, A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States: Scientific Data, v. 7, 15, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0353-6.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States |
| Series title | Scientific Data |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41597-020-0353-6 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Publication Date | January 13, 2020 |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | 15, 12 p. |
| Country | United States |