While major wind development zones in the central US from Montana to Texas generally saw speeds 5-15% above average during the year, other regions, including the Pacific Northwest and New England, had speeds about 5% below normal.

3TIER uses observations, numerical modeling at 15km resolution and historic wind data to create the wind map. Its more granular data is used by project owners and financiers evaluating a portfolio of projects and making investment decisions.

Seasonally,