Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data
Information on the 430 wind power plants used in the publication "Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities", initially based on the Wind Power Plant locations released by the US Energy Information Administration and the individual wind turbine locations released by the US Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). In this study we estimated the power density of wind and solar power using data that includes most grid-connected commercial-scale installations in the US. We also examined how power densities vary with power plant age and size.
For more information on the project see the "Publication" resource below.
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AB - Information on the 430 wind power plants used in the publication "Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities", initially based on the Wind Power Plant locations released by the US Energy Information Administration and the individual wind turbine locations released by the US Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). In this study we estimated the power density of wind and solar power using data that includes most grid-connected commercial-scale installations in the US. We also examined how power densities vary with power plant age and size.
For more information on the project see the "Publication" resource below.
AU - Miller, Lee
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - US
KW - capacity factor
KW - power density
KW - power plants
KW - wind plant data
KW - wind power
KW - wind turbine locations
KW - data
KW - processed data
KW - United States
LA - English
DA - 2018/11/23
PY - 2018
PB - Harvard University
T1 - Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/499
ER -
Miller, Lee. Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data. Harvard University, 23 November, 2018, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/499.
Miller, L. (2018). Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). Harvard University. https://data.openei.org/submissions/499
Miller, Lee. Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data. Harvard University, November, 23, 2018. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/499
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_499,
title = {Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - Wind Plant Data},
author = {Miller, Lee},
abstractNote = {Information on the 430 wind power plants used in the publication "Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities", initially based on the Wind Power Plant locations released by the US Energy Information Administration and the individual wind turbine locations released by the US Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). In this study we estimated the power density of wind and solar power using data that includes most grid-connected commercial-scale installations in the US. We also examined how power densities vary with power plant age and size.
For more information on the project see the "Publication" resource below. },
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/499},
year = {2018},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), Harvard University, https://data.openei.org/submissions/499},
note = {Accessed: 2026-05-17}
}
Details
Data from Nov 23, 2018
Last updated Aug 20, 2025
Submitted Nov 23, 2018
Organization
Harvard University
Contact
Lee Miller
