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US Wind Turbine Database Files

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Database

Date Published

05/2023

Authors

Hoen, Ben, James Diffendorfer, Joseph Rand, Louisa Kramer, Chris Garrity, Hannah Hunt

DOI

10.5066/F7TX3DN0

Abstract

Latest Database Release: USWTDB_V6_0_20230531

The latest release includes data on 72,731 turbines covering 43 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico. The most recent turbines added to the USWTDB became operational as recently as the fourth quarter of 2022, with a few from the first quarter of 2023. The oldest turbines in the data set were installed prior to 1990. USWTDB releases generally lag installations by one quarter to allow for merging of the various datasets, visual verification, and quality control.

Click here to go to the U.S. Wind Turbine Database website and online viewer, where also the USWTDB data can be downloaded.

This site holds the codebooks, memos and other information about the most recent USWTDB data release. Please email uswtdb@lbl.gov for information about previous versions

To be added to the USWTDB mailing list to receive information about upcoming releases etc, please go here.

Year of Publication

2023

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