U.S. Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB)

U.S. Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB)

The U.S. Wind Turbine Database gives the locations of land-based and offshore wind turbines in the United States with project information and turbine specifications (capacity, hub height, rotor diameter, year online), from USGS, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the American Clean Power Association. Downloads come as CSV, shapefile and GeoJSON, and there are RESTful map services.

Coverage

United States wind turbines. The database is continuously updated, and releases generally lag installations by about one quarter. The page says the database "provides the locations of land-based and offshore wind turbines in the United States, corresponding wind project information, and turbine technical specifications." A web viewer, metadata and a codebook are linked.

Verdict

Keyless CSV, shapefile and GeoJSON downloads plus REST map services. Licence: Custom (public-domain statement): the page says "Map services and data downloaded from the U.S. Wind Turbine Database are free and in the public domain." and "There are no restrictions; however, we request that the following acknowledgment statement be included in products and data derived from our map services". Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.