Wyoming Wind Projects

PUBLICATION DATE: 05-07-2010CURRENTNESS: data current as of 12-16-2011ACCURACY: accuracy is limited to the scale of the map provided by the source. Point locations are generalized centers of project areas, not exact locations.DATUM: all data is digitized in NAD83PROJECTION: noneDATA AUTHOR: Dataset created and compiled by James E. Stafford. Data collected from various sources listed in attribute table.CONTACT INFORMATION:Wyoming State Geological SurveyContact: Jim StaffordAddress: P.O. Box 1347, Laramie WY 82073Telephone: [phone]Fax: [phone]PROCESSES:Created dataset by digitizing available project boundaries and populating table with available information.Digitized estimated project boundaries based on aerial photography of wind turbine locations for projects preceeding ISA permitting, and populated table with available information.Converted dataset to centroids for ease of use in generalized state cartography.New wind turbine projects are updated periodically in the same manner.ATTRIBUTES:Farm Name - Simplified name or name of phaseProject Name - Proper name or name of greater project that phase is inStatus - Online (completed and producing power), permitting (permitted or in process of permitting with BLM or State), proposed (sufficient information to list in database but no reports available)Max_Capacity - Maximum output in MegawattsNo_Turbines - number of turbines in projectTurbine_Type - brand or model of turbine being usedTurbine_Capacity - capacity per turbine in MegawattsOwner - entity owning the wind turbine projectDeveloper - entity that developed the projectPower_Purchaser - utility distributing the electricityYr_Complete - year project came onlineProject_Reference - source of information used in table and location