Date: 1/5/2016

Vaisala announced it will partner with Southeastern Wind Coalition (SEWC) members Southern Company (including subsidiaries Southern Company Services and Alabama Power) and Santee Cooper to evaluate the growth of wind energy within the utilities' core operating areas. The group will collaborate on an in-depth wind feasibility study and create a wind resource database of the Southeast and a wind resource map at high altitudes. These products will further expand understanding of the potential for utility-scale wind development in the Southeast, a region that many developers have overlooked as a potential site for commercial wind energy projects. However, as turbine and resource mapping technologies improve, interest in the region is starting to increase.

As reported by the American Wind Energy Association, SEWC, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, taller towers, longer blades, and improved electronics have significantly increased turbine output and efficiency and expanded the areas where wind energy projects are not only feasible but also profitable.

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