Feasible Hydroelectric Small Project Sites (0)
Annual Average Solar Global Horizontal Irradiance (3)
| < 2.7 annual average daily total kWh/m2/year |
| 2.7 - 3.1 |
| 3.1 - 3.5 |
| 3.5 - 3.9 |
| 3.9 - 4.3 |
| 4.3 - 4.7 |
| > 4.7 |
Annual Average Solar Direct Normal Irradiance (4)
| 0.9 - 3.7 annual average daily total kWh/m2/year |
| 3.7 - 4.2 |
| 4.2 - 4.7 |
| 4.7 - 5.7 |
| 5.7 - 10.3 |
Estimated Annual Solar Utility-Scale Generation (5)
| 202 - 42,000 MWh |
| 42,000 - 84,000 |
| 84,000 - 126,000 |
| 126,000 - 170,000 |
Estimated Annual Solar Utility-Scale Capacity Factor (6)
| 16 - 18 % |
| 18 - 19 % |
| 19 - 21 % |
| 21 - 22 % |
| 22- 24 % |
| 24 - 25 % |
Annual Average Wind Speed at 100-Meter above Surface Level (8)
| 1.4 - 2 m/s |
| 2 - 3 |
| 3 - 4 |
| 4 - 5 |
| 5 - 6 |
| 6 - 7 |
| 7 - 8 |
| 8 - 9 |
| 9 - 10 |
| 10 - 11 |
| 11 - 12 |
| 12 - 13 |
| 13 - 14.2 |
Estimated Annual Land Based Wind Utility-Scale Generation (9)
| 9,600 - 83,000 MWh |
| 83,000 - 160,000 |
| 160,000 - 230,000 |
| 230,000 - 300,000 |
Estimated Annual Land Based Wind Utility-Scale Capacity Factor (10)
| < 15 % |
| 15 - 24 % |
| 24 - 33 % |
| 33 - 41 % |
| 41 - 50 % |
| 50 - 60 % |
Estimated Annual Offshore Wind Utility-Scale Generation (11)
| 105,000 - 320,000 MWh |
| 320,000 - 540,000 |
| 540,000 - 760,000 |
| 760,000 - 980,000 |
Estimated Annual Offshore Wind Utility-Scale Capacity Factor (12)
| 37 - 40 % |
| 40 - 45 % |
| 45 - 53 % |
Favorability of Deep Enhanced Geothermal Systems (14)
| 5 (Least Favorable) |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 (Most Favorable) |
| NA |
Geothermal Favorability (15)
| > 15 High |
| 10 - 15 |
| 5 - 10 |
| 4 - 5 |
| 3 - 4 |
| 2 - 3 |
| 1 - 2 |
| 0.5 - 1 |
| 0.1 - 0.5 |
| < 0.1 Low |
Solid Biomass (2014) (17)
| < 75,000 |
| 75,000 - 180,000 |
| 180,000 - 350,000 |
| 350,000 - 750,000 |
| > 750,000 |
Wave Hindcast Direction (19)
| < 144 degrees |
| 144 - 189 |
| 189 - 234 |
| > 234 |
Wave Depth (20)
| 0 - 20 meters |
| 20 - 50 |
| 50 - 200 |
| 200 - 1000 |
| >1000 |
Wave Energy Period (21)
| < 3 seconds |
| 3 - 5 |
| 5 - 7 |
| 7 - 9 |
| > 9 |
Wave Power Density (22)
| < 10 kw/m |
| 10 - 20 |
| 20 - 30 |
| 30 - 40 |
| > 40 |
Significant Wave Height (23)
| <.5 meters |
| .5 - 1.5 |
| 1.5 - 2 |
| 2 - 2.5 |
| 2.5 - 3 |
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