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This graph displays the renewable energy technical potential from different renewable energy resources (e.g., wind, solar, geothermal, biomass) as a quantity of electricity that could be generated annually, in megawatt hours.
Technical potential represents the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given system performance, topographic limitations, environmental, and land-use constraints. It establishes an upper-boundary estimate of renewable energy development potential. These estimates were calculated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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For use in a presentation or report, click here for citation.
Short Citation for PowerPoint Presentations and Media: Visuals provided by the Georgetown Climate Center. Data: NREL, 2013.
Formal Citation for Reports: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis, by Anthony Lopez, Billy Roberts, Donna Heimiller, Nate Blair, and Gian Porro. Technical Report NREL/TP-6A20-51946. Golden, Colorado, 2012. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/51946.pdf. Data updated October 17, 2013.
Source: NREL, 2013.
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