United States Wind Turbine Database

This data provides locations and technical specifications of legacy and current versions of the United States Wind Turbines database. Almost all of which are utility-scale. Utility-scale turbines are ones that generate power and feed it into the grid, supplying a utility with energy. They are usually much larger than turbines that would feed a homeowner or business. Each release, typically done quarterly, updates the database with newly installed wind turbines, removes wind turbines that have been identified as dismantled, and applies other verifications based on updated imagery and ongoing quality-control.

Turbine data were gathered from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Digital Obstacle File (DOF) and Obstruction Evaluation Airport Airspace Analysis (OE-AAA), the American Clean Power Association (ACP), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and were merged and collapsed into a single data set. Verification of the turbine positions was done by visual interpretation using high-resolution aerial imagery in ESRI ArcGIS Desktop. A locational error of plus or minus 10 meters for turbine locations was tolerated. Technical specifications for turbines were assigned based on the wind turbine make and models as provided by manufacturers and project developers directly, and via FAA datasets, information on the wind project developer or turbine manufacturer websites, or other online sources. Some facility and turbine information on make and model did not exist or was difficult to obtain. Thus, uncertainty may exist for certain turbine specifications. Similarly, some turbines were not yet built, not built at all, or for other reasons cannot be verified visually. Location and turbine specifications data quality are rated, and a confidence level (1 to 3) is recorded for both. None of the data are field verified. The current version is available for download at United States Wind Turbine Database - Current Version.

The USWTDB Viewer, created by the USGS Energy Resources Program, lets you visualize, inspect, interact, and download the most current USWTDB version only, through a dynamic web application. https://energy.usgs.gov/uswtdb/viewer/

本数据集涵盖美国风力涡轮机数据库（United States Wind Turbines Database，USWTDB）历史版本与当前版本的风机点位及技术参数，其中绝大多数为公用事业级风机。公用事业级风机指可并网发电并向公用电力系统输送电能的机组，其尺寸通常远大于面向居民用户或商业场景的小型风机。
该数据集通常每季度更新一次，每次更新会纳入新增并网风机、移除已确认拆除的风机，并结合最新遥感影像与持续开展的质量管控流程完成其他核验工作。
本数据集的风机数据整合自美国联邦航空管理局（Federal Aviation Administration, FAA）的数字障碍物文件（Digital Obstacle File, DOF）与机场空域障碍物评估分析（Obstruction Evaluation Airport Airspace Analysis, OE-AAA）数据集、美国清洁电力协会（American Clean Power Association, ACP）、劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室（Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL）以及美国地质调查局（United States Geological Survey, USGS）的公开数据，并经合并处理形成单一数据集。
风机点位的核验工作通过高分辨率航空影像，依托ESRI ArcGIS Desktop软件进行目视解译完成，允许点位存在±10米的定位误差。
风机技术参数主要通过以下途径获取：风机制造商与风电项目开发商直接提供的机组型号信息、FAA数据集、风电项目开发商或风机制造商官网的公开信息，以及其他在线数据源。部分机组的品牌与型号信息缺失或难以获取，因此部分风机的技术参数可能存在不确定性。
同理，部分风机尚未建成、完全未建设，或因其他原因无法通过目视解译完成核验。本数据集对风机点位与技术参数的数据质量分别进行评级，两者均记录有1至3级的置信度等级。所有数据均未经过现场实地核验。
当前版本数据集可通过「美国风力涡轮机数据库-当前版本」渠道下载。由美国地质调查局能源资源项目开发的USWTDB可视化工具，可通过动态网页应用实现仅针对最新版USWTDB的可视化展示、数据查看、交互操作与下载功能，访问地址为：https://energy.usgs.gov/uswtdb/viewer/

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集提供美国风力涡轮机的位置和技术规格信息，几乎全部为公用事业规模涡轮机，数据来源于多个权威机构并经过视觉验证。数据集定期更新以反映新安装和拆除的涡轮机，旨在支持科学研究和公众使用。