Maine Annual Average Wind Resource at 50 Meter Height

NREL-validated shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Maine, United States, generated from a 200-meter resolution raster dataset. The wind power estimates were produced by AWS TrueWind using the MesoMap system and historical weather data.

Use Cases

• Analyze wind resource potential across Maine using the 50-meter height annual average values for regional energy planning.
• Validate new wind models by comparing against this NREL-validated dataset of historical wind estimates.
• Assess spatial patterns of wind energy potential in UTM zone 19 projection for GIS-based renewable energy studies.

Strengths

• Data validated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and wind energy meteorological consultants.
• Spatial resolution of 200 meters provides detailed geographic analysis of wind resources.
• Generated from a professionally modeled system (AWS TrueWind's MesoMap) using historical weather data.

Limitations

• Data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects, as noted in the description.
• Dataset is a derived, static snapshot; for updated long-term averages, users are directed to the Global Wind Atlas.
• Limited to a single height (50 meters) and a specific geographic region (Maine).

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, produced by AWS TrueWind under contract to Wind Powering America/NREL.

Collection Method

Generated from a raster dataset using AWS TrueWind's MesoMap system and historical weather data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2025-08-11.

Geography

Maine, United States.