Below are the four technical reports, published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that helped to inform the 2016 National Offshore Wind Strategy:

• 2016 Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessment for the United States
• Quantifying the Opportunity Space for Future Electricity Generation: An Application to Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
• A Spatial-Economic Cost-Reduction Pathway Analysis for U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development from 2015–2030
• Terminology Guideline for Classifying Offshore Wind Energy Resources.