1) Download a set of wind data from the Department of Energy, National Renewable

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1) Download a set of wind data from the Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Go to the website at:

http://www.nrel.gov/grid/western-wind-data.html:

Follow these steps:

- Choose the “Access Data Set” option

- Click on the “Analysis & Downloads” tab

- Select “Wind Resource Data Download (Point)”

- Click on one of the ‘dots’ representing the sites where data has been recorded

- Complete the form that pops up

- Once the “Data Download Wizard” comes, up choose the “WWIS” tab

- Choose “Select All” under all three categories

- Click on “Download Data”

Once you have the email, download the zipped file. Find the enclosed files for each year.

a) What is the siteID, longitude, and latitude?

b) What state is the site in, and what is the nearest city?

Explanation / Answer

a] After following the given steps, we found

SiteID =27405

Longitude = -120.6875

Latitude= 46.0625

b) State = Washington state

nearby city = washington city

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