Location of sites for wind power development in northeastern California. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6731363
A wind energy prospecting methodology developed by the California Energy Commission was applied and evaluated during a one-year study in remote northeastern California, where only sketchy information about the wind resource potential was available. Existing wind data were analyzed, and a field survey of the region was made to determine the general characteristics of the wind regime and select sites for anemometer installation. Winds were measured at twenty-five locations as part of this study, with mostly totalizing and several recording anemometers. An excellent wind resource was found in northeastern California only at high, well-exposed elevations. Mean annual wind speeds apparently exceed 15 mph along the entire 60-mile crestline of the Warner Mountains, the one topographic feature of the region well-suited for wind farm development.
- Research Organization:
- Global Weather Consultants, Inc., San Jose, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6731363
- Report Number(s):
- P-500-80-053
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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