Table 3.  U.S. Wind Resources for Electricity Generation, by Wind Class and NEMS Region
(Gigawatts)

NEMS Region

Gigawatts per Wind Class

6

5

4

Total

ECAR

0.0

0.4

3.5

3.9

ERCOT

0.0

0.0

9.9

9.9

MAAC

0.0

0.0

9.2

9.2

MAIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

MAPP

0.0

101.8

1,315.3

1,417.1

NY

0.0

0.3

3.1

3.4

NE

0.2

3.6

5.1

8.9

FL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

STV

0.1

0.5

1.1

1.8

SPP

0.0

0.0

480.6

480.6

NWP

70.3

48.9

186.9

306.1

RA

23.2

1.4

174.1

198.7

CNV

8.0

4.4

7.7

20.1

  Total

101.7

161.3

2,196.6

2,459.6

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting.