Wind Energy Infrastructure and Resources Interactive Map

• This interactive map features all of the locations of wind power plants in the United States. 

Positives

• The legend and information presented are simple to understand.
• The wind power plants provide a link to view data specific to each location in the Electricity Data Browser.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• There are two different base maps (road map and satellite) that can be changed by clicking on the bottom right corner of the map.
• Students can capture images using the icon on the bottom left.

Differentiation

• Students can select "View Full Details" for a summary of the map's information.
• Students can zoom in and focus on their specific state or region.
• Other resources on wind energy include Share of Primary Energy from Wind, Wind Power Generation, Wind Farm Site Selection: A Community Debates the Issues, Earth's Energy Resources: Wind Energy, and Installed Wind Energy Capacity. 
• Two resources where students can create their own wind generator include Simple Wind Generator and Turbine in the Wind.

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