Wind Resources

• American Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org is an excellent access point for beginning your exploration of the Wind Power arena.
  
  
• Wind cost comparison to coal and natural gas.                                                  http://www.awea.org/resources/financing/documents/AWEAAnalysis8-9-046P1.pdf
  
  
• NREL Wind Resource Atlas. This is one source of estimated wind capacity throughout the United states including Alaska and Hawaii  http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps.html#2-6
  
  
• Western Area Power Administration Renewables program http://www.wapa.gov/es/renewables/default.htm        
• Wind Power America is an excellent resource for both education and state of the industry briefings and information. http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica
  
  
• Windustry is site focused on MN and IA and has a land owner perspective with a slant toward communities and farmers. http://www.windustry.org/default.htm
  
  
• National Renewable Energy Labs in Golden Colorado is a premier resource for Wind energy information as well as other forms of alternative energy. This is their home page for wind generation. http://www.nrel.gov/wind
  
  
• Florida Power and Light is currently the leading wind energy developer in the US. This site provides the perspective from an investor owned utility viewpoint.  http://www.fplenergy.com/portfolio/wind/index.shtml