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Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Setback (4-km)

DOI 10.25984/2441168

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The Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system is a network of doppler radar operated jointly by the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the U.S. Air Force. This dataset represents 4-kilometer setback requirements typically applied to wind energy development. A setback requirement is a minimum distance away that an energy project may be developed.

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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The Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) setback dataset. Due to size, a GIS software is likely needed to open this file. In the dataset, 0 indicates that wind energ... more

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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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Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Setback (4-km). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 1 January, 2024, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441168.

Geospatial Data Science, N. (2024). Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Setback (4-km). [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441168

Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Setback (4-km). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), January, 1, 2024.  Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441168

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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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Data from Jan 1, 2024

Last updated Sep 30, 2024

Submitted Jul 22, 2024

Organization

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Contact

NREL Geospatial Data Science

Authors

NREL Geospatial Data Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research Areas

Energy Analysis Wind Energy

Keywords

Wind, Airspace/Defense, Land-based Wind, Siting Lab, NEXRAD, Next Generation Weather Radar, radar, wind energy, data, PNG, TIF, SitingLab, setbacks, regulatory constraints, infrastructure, characterization

DOE Project Details

Project Name Spatial Analysis for Wind Technology Development

Project Number 34877