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WINDExchange provides resources to help communities weigh the benefits and impacts of wind energy.
Utility-Scale Wind
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Land-Based
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Offshore
Distributed Wind
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Community
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Residential

Maps & Data

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icon of an installed capacity wind map Installed Capacity Wind Maps
icon of an offshore wind map Offshore Wind Maps (90m)
icon of a wind potential map Wind Potential Resource Maps (110m, 140m)

Project Development

Get data, analysis tools, and information about each step in the process of energy development.

Site Selection
Economic Costs & Incentives
Wildlife Impacts
Community Impacts

Technical Assistance

Access models, data, tools, and guidebooks designed to aid in the siting and development process for wind energy projects.

See frequently asked questions about wind energy.

News

Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Helps Manufacturers Develop, Certify Next-Gen Technologies
Nov. 19, 2019

Articles Yield Insights into Americans Living near Wind Projects
Nov. 19, 2019

Three Wind Energy Challenges Published in Science
Nov. 14, 2019

Events

2019 Tribal Energy Webinar Series: Tribal Microgrids, Energy Storage, and Resilience
Dec. 11, 2019

Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
Dec. 12, 2019

2019 Competitiveness Improvement Project Workshop and Webinar
Dec. 17, 2019

Publications