WIND MAPS

Map Documentation

A detailed explanation of nomenclature of wind resource surveys done in the west is available here:
Background on the AWS methodology is available on the WEB here.

 

Maps

California

NREL's 3.7 MB map of wind resources with powerlines is available here from the WEB, or from Davis Wind.
A very high resolution California GIS map is available as a 28.4 MB zipped file from Davis Wind available here. This was the NREL copy of the AWS Truewind study.

Nevada

NREL's 3.7 MB map of wind resources with powerlines is available here.
A very high resolution Nevada GIS map is available as a 16.4 MB zipped file from Davis Wind available here. This was the NREL copy of the AWS Truewind study.

Nevada and California are included on a lower resolution map put out by BLM - here.

 

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