Wind energy resource atlas. Volume 4. The Northeast region

• Main Authors: Pickering, K.E., Vilardo, J.M., Schakenbach, J.T., Elliott, D.L., Barchet, W.R., George, R.L.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: 17 WIND ENERGY; CONNECTICUT; AVAILABILITY; DATA COMPILATION; WIND POWER; MAINE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PENNSYLVANIA; RHODE ISLAND; VERMONT; CENTRAL REGION; DATA; ENERGY SOURCES; INFORMATION; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; NUMERICAL DATA; POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; USA; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6919431; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6919431; https://doi.org/10.2172/6919431

This atlas of the wind energy resource is composed of introductory and background information, a regional summary of the wind resource, and assessments of the wind resource in each state of the region. Background is presented on how the wind resource is assessed and on how the results of the assessment should be interpreted. A description of the wind resource on a regional scale is then given. The results of the wind energy assessments for each state are assembled in this chapter into an overview and summary of the various features of the regional wind energy resource. An introduction and outline are provided for in the descriptions of the wind resource given for each state. Assessments for individual states are presented. The state wind energy resources are described in greater detail than is the regional wind energy resource, and features of selected stations are discussed. This preface outlines the use and interpretation of the information found in the state chapters.