Tools Can Help Geodomainers Make Informed Decisions When Buying Domain Names

July 13, 2008 · by Scott

NOTE:

This was slated to be published tomorrow. But I had to push it up because I just ran into a Forbes post on the front page of Digg, and it basically made the same claims I did.

You can view it here.

I guess you can say I was on the right track if Forbes is thinking the same thing I am. Or the other way around. Our lists are almost identical.

ORIGINAL POST:

I found a nifty little tool that could help you determine what geodomains to buy when it comes to large scale wind and solar power. Think gigantic farms.

FirstLook is an interactive map (registration required for interactiveness) that displays the monthly average of wind speed and the intensity of solar radiation of a selected area within the U.S. When companies look to build these giant farms, they will seek out the absolute best locations to do this. FirstLook allows you to research possible locations and purchase reports that will tell you whether the locations you selected would be worth investing in.

Where do they get this information from? Well, it will be easier to send you to what they say about their wind and solar information sources.

This info isn’t exactly surprising as it’s common knowledge which states are windy and which are sunny. But you may be surprised to see just how windy or how sunny some of them really are.

The following two states are overwhelming choices to plop down a solar farm:

Arizona
New Mexico

While these would also be great choices:

Nevada
Utah
California
Wyoming
West Texas

In the cold:

Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
West Virginia
Minnesota
New Jersey
Delaware

These states would be wise choices if you were to pump $10 billion into a wind farm:

North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Wyoming
Texas
Iowa

Now, again on a massive scale, these states would prove to be duds:

Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Delaware

What does this mean? It means that it’s a sure bet that Arizona would be one of the most likely spots for companies to invest in or build solar farms. So ArizonaSolarFarm(s).com (available before I just registered it) would be much more valuable and lower risk than MinnesotaSolarFarm(s).com (available…).

With the population density being the lowest in states like Wyoming, North and South Dakota, these states are just screaming to be loaded up with giant wind turbines. And just like with solar power, WyomingWindFarm(s).com would be a better choice than AlabamaWindFarm(s).com.

In the end, this is a nice little tool to help select geodomains. But by no means should you use this as your sole reason to buy these geodomains. You need to throw in a little common sense. Popular states like California and Florida are still great choices due to the population and money involved in those states. So even though each of them rank low when it comes to wind power, I would still snatch them up anyways. But DelawareWindFarm.com? No thanks.

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