Wind power in Idaho has the potential to provide all of the electricity used in the U.S. state of Idaho.[citation needed]
Notable projects [edit]
At 450 MW, the Goshen South Wind Farm in Bingham county is proposed as the largest wind farm in the state. A total of an additional 2,200 MW of wind farms are either proposed or under construction, in addition to the operating 618 MW.
Capacity [edit]
Idaho Wind Generation Capacity by Year
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| Megawatts of installed generating capacity[1][2] |
Installed [edit]
Wind power accounted for 8.2% of total electricity generated in Idaho during 2011.[3] The graph at left shows the growth in wind power installed nameplate capacity in MW for Idaho since 2005.[4][5]
Potential [edit]
In early 2010, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory released the first comprehensive update of wind energy potential by state since 1993, showing that Idaho has the potential to install 18,000 MW of wind power, capable of generating 52,000 million kWh/year.[6] Idaho used 23,085 million kWh in 2011, so Idaho has the potential to generate all energy used in the state from wind and solar power[7] - 4,000 million kWh/year from rooftop solar panels, and 3,500,000 million kWh/year from concentrated solar power plants.[8]
Wind generation [edit]
| Idaho Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh) |
| Year |
Total |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 2009 |
313 |
21 |
18 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
19 |
21 |
33 |
34 |
38 |
| 2010 |
441 |
29 |
24 |
35 |
43 |
36 |
28 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
57 |
69 |
78 |
| 2011 |
1,308 |
90 |
120 |
132 |
140 |
120 |
110 |
82 |
81 |
65 |
122 |
143 |
105 |
| 2012 |
1,821 |
191 |
133 |
197 |
155 |
148 |
139 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
162 |
158 |
244 |
Source:[9][10]
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Idaho Wind Generation in 2011
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Wind Powering America: Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations". U.S. Department of Energy. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "AWEA 4th quarter 2011 Public Market Report". American Wind Energy Association(AWEA). January 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "AWEA Annual Report 2011". American Wind Energy Association. April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (March 5, 2010). "U.S. Installed Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (April 29, 2011). "Installed Wind Capacity by State". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ National Renewable Energy Laboratory (February 4, 2010). "State wind energy potential (2010)". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Electric Power Monthly February 2012 Table 5.4.B.
- ^ Renewable Energy Technical Potential
- ^ EIA (July 27, 2012). "Electric Power Monthly Table 1.17.A.". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ EIA (July 27, 2012). "Electric Power Monthly Table 1.17.B.". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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