U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

percent of its power from wind. The Greensburg Wind Farm includes ten 1.25-megawatt (MW) wind turbines that supply 12.5 MW of renewable power to the town. This energy can power every house, business, ...

number of ice-free days in the seas surrounding Alaska increases over time, so do opportunities. Oil and gas companies are ramping up offshore exploration and drilling in the Arctic and the shipping ...

used to generate some of the map -based visualizations shown in the Climate Explorer. Cooling Degree Days A measure reflecting the amount of energy it takes to cool buildings when daily average tempe ...

utilities can use this site to explore national best practices for encouraging the use of solar energy. Users can also find information on relevant policies, programs, and case studies illustrating va ...

water conservation efforts, installation of fish passages, construction of a conveyance pipeline and a drought-relief pumping plant, and $100 million of river and stream restoration projects to benefi ...

energy resources by location. The tool gives users a way to visualize relevant environmental, geothermal, infrastructure, and legal/policy data layers to determine locations that may be favorable for ...

Conservation Innovation Grants Program, to find cost-effective ways to increase on-farm carbon sequestration in soils and vegetation. Starting with three demonstration properties, project personnel pe ...

associated with its loss—is one method for deciding where to spend limited resources. Port for oil. Port Fourchon is a busy seaport on the southern coast of Louisiana; it services almost 90 percent o ...

CHP) system. This system provides energy-efficiency benefits as well as redundancy for power generation in the event that the grid loses power or the diesel generator experiences problems. CHP infrast ...

this tool are (1) rail, (2) ports and waterways, (3) airports and heliports, (4) oil and gas pipelines, (5) bridges, and (6) roads and highways. Climate stressors covered in this tool are (1) increas ...