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Wind Turbine Railroad Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter
Abstract
This dataset represents wind energy setback requirements from railroad based on existing county ordinances as of April 2022. A setback requirement is a minimum distance from a railroad that an energy project may be developed, and these varied widely across the counties in which they existed. Two versions are provided: one reflecting only the county ordinances and another incorporating extrapolated trends. In the extrapolated version, a median setback equivalent to 1.1 times the turbine tip-height was applied in counties that lacked specific railroad setback regulations. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided for both versions, showing areas where wind energy is prohibited or permitted across the contiguous United States. The turbine parameters used were a hub-height of 115 meters and a rotor diameter of 170 meters, as obtained from the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) 2022. For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewablemore »
- Authors:
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 6127
- Research Org.:
- DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)
- Collaborations:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Subject:
- Array; PNG; Siting Lab; SitingLab; TIF; county ordinance; data; energy; infrastructure; land-based wind; power; railroad; regulation; regulatory; regulatory constraints; setback; setbacks; turbine; wind; wind energy; wind power
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2441183
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.25984/2441183
Citation Formats
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Wind Turbine Railroad Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.25984/2441183.
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Wind Turbine Railroad Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/2441183
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. 2023.
"Wind Turbine Railroad Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/2441183. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2441183. Pub date:Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2023
@article{osti_2441183,
title = {Wind Turbine Railroad Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter},
author = {Geospatial Data Science, NREL},
abstractNote = {This dataset represents wind energy setback requirements from railroad based on existing county ordinances as of April 2022. A setback requirement is a minimum distance from a railroad that an energy project may be developed, and these varied widely across the counties in which they existed. Two versions are provided: one reflecting only the county ordinances and another incorporating extrapolated trends. In the extrapolated version, a median setback equivalent to 1.1 times the turbine tip-height was applied in counties that lacked specific railroad setback regulations. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided for both versions, showing areas where wind energy is prohibited or permitted across the contiguous United States. The turbine parameters used were a hub-height of 115 meters and a rotor diameter of 170 meters, as obtained from the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) 2022. For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-87843.},
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