Wind Turbine Structure Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter
This dataset represents wind energy setback requirements from structures based on existing county ordinances as of April 2022. A setback requirement is a minimum distance from a structure 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 2 times the turbine tip-height was applied in counties that lacked specific structure setback regulations. Both versions are available in PNG and TIF formats, 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.
Citation Formats
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). (2024). Wind Turbine Structure Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter [data set]. Retrieved from https://data.openei.org/submissions/6132.
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Wind Turbine Structure Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter. United States: N.p., 01 Jan, 2024. Web. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6132.
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Wind Turbine Structure Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter. United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6132
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. 2024. "Wind Turbine Structure Setbacks: Ordinances (2022) and Extrapolated Trends, 115 Hub Height 170 Rotor Diameter". United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6132.
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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.}, doi = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6132}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2024}, month = {01}}
Details
Data from Jan 1, 2024
Last updated Aug 28, 2024
Submitted Jul 23, 2024
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Contact
NREL Geospatial Data Science
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Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, wind, regulatory, setback, land-based wind, Siting Lab, wind energy, wind power, turbine, structure, county ordinance, data, PNG, TIF, regulationDOE Project Details
Project Name Spatial Analysis for Wind Technology Development
Project Number 34877