US Wind Resources (with Possible Transmission Lines)
Texas wind power average generation curve by hour of the day is in green. From PSIDA ZEV Solar and Electric Vehicles.
US State Wind % Leaders, Nov. 2024 Choose Energy
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German wind production day by day during 2012.
1960-2012
Note the pronounced, if subtle, decline in wind speeds over land. But not over the oceans.
World wind speeds average ~5.5 m/sec over land and ~8 m/sec over water (from map below).
Section Map: Renewable Energy