How concentrated America's wind generating sites really are, by metro
U.S. energy and data centers · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
21.5%Share of America's Wind Generating Sites in Its Top Three Metros — Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
#
Metro
Wind Generating Sites
1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
20
2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
18
3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
16
4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
12
5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
11
6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
9
7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
9
8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
9
9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
8
10
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
8
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 221115 (Wind electric power generation)
Measure
Wind Generating Sites, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros
(43 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 43 ranked units.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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