Is there a big difference in wind power generation from month to month

Are wind turbines generating more electricity?

During 2017, within the US, wind turbines contributed 6.3% of the total utility-scale electricity generation, with remarkable growth from 6 to 254 billion kWh from 2000 to 2017 13, 14. While wind energy capacity (installed power) has increased dramatically over the last few years, wind energy electricity production has increased less.

Can wind power generation forecasts be forecasted at seasonal timescales?

While forecasts of wind power generation at lead times from minutes and hours to a few days ahead have been produced with very advanced methodologies (e.g. dynamical downscaling, machine learning or statistical downscaling [ 17 ]), a number of difficulties make the provision of generation forecasts at seasonal timescales challenging.

Can a seasonal wind energy prediction predict peak energy production seasons?

In the Southern Great Plains, the model can predict strong year-to-year wind energy changes with high skill multiple months in advance. Thus, this seasonal wind energy prediction capability offers potential benefits for optimizing wind energy utilization during peak energy production seasons.

Do wind turbine seasonal patterns vary across the United States?

Mayes, F. Wind generation seasonal patterns vary across the United States (2015). Lydia, M., Kumar, S. S., Selvakumar, A. I. & Kumar, G. E. P. A comprehensive review on wind turbine power curve modeling techniques. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30, 452–460 (2014).

Why do we predict wind energy in spring compared to winter?

This may explain the higher prediction skill of wind energy in spring than winter over the Great Plains. The regression analysis indicates that a significant reduction of wind energy resources is expected in most of CONUS during wind peak seasons for El Niño and vice versa for La Niña.

Can a climate model predict seasonal wind energy?

Here we demonstrate model’s capability in producing skillful seasonal wind energy prediction over the U.S. Great Plains during peak energy seasons (winter and spring), using seasonal prediction products from a climate model.