When the winds blow, we can save more water in reservoirs. When the winds are still, we can release the river's power.
Wind farms add to our local renewable resources.
The wind resource of the Western and Midwestern states is bigger in energy terms than the oil resources of Saudi Arabia. It's a strategic national energy asset, and developing it should be a national energy priority. A requirement that federal government agencies purchase an increasing percentage of their energy needs from renewable energy suppliers. The wind resource of the Western and Midwestern states is bigger in energy terms than the oil resources of Saudi Arabia. The Pacific Northwest Laboratory, a U.S. federal lab, has estimated the U.S. wind resource as being capable of producing 10.8 trillion kWh annually.