VERMONT'S WIND RESOURCE

The Department of Public Service together with Green Mountain Power Corporation, NRG Systems and Vermont Environmental Research Associates, Inc. (VERA) conducted a wind resource assessment for Vermont. The goal of this project was to gather wind resource data which would further the development of wind energy projects in the state. This project conducted measurements at four sites throughout the state that were representative of the wind resource needed for commercial wind developments. The measurement sites were geographically and topographically dispersed.

There were four data collection sites in this project. You can view a table of the monthly mean wind speed, a graph of the diurnal mean wind speed, and a wind energy rose for the first three sites listed below. Mt. Mansfield (elev. ~4,000 ft.) in central Vermont Monthly mean wind speed Diurnal mean wind speed Wind energy rose Burke Mountain (~3,000 ft.) in Northeast Vermont Monthly mean wind speed Diurnal mean wind speed Wind energy rose Grandpa's Knob (~2,000 ft.) near Rutland Vermont Monthly mean wind speed Diurnal mean wind speed Wind energy rose Searsburg (~2,800 ft.) in Southern Vermont The graphic to the right is a wind resource map developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with the data collected by this project. To view a larger version of the map (217KB), click here. For more written information about the VT Wind Resource Assessment Project, see the Project Description as well as the accompanying report, "Wind Resource Mapping of the State of Vermont" by Ron Nierenberg, Consulting Meteorologist, and Dennis Elliot and Marc Schwartz of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. With further questions, please contact the Energy Efficiency Division at the Department of Public Service (Ph. 1-800-642-3281).

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