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Wyoming's geography of high-altitude prairies with broad ridges makes the state an ideal site for the development of wind resources. Other factors that positively affect Wyoming's wind power development potential include transmission capabilities, [5] the high energy needs of nearby population centers, [5] high public support of wind power development in the state (97% support), [6] and the ...
A Shoshone encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, photographed by W. H. Jackson, 1870 Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain [2] Titcomb Lakes Looking across the Bonneville Basin to Mount Bonneville and Raid Peak. The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the ...
While winds in Texas and Iowa often blow at night, wind increases during the day in Wyoming, corresponding with consumption, as peak demand is late afternoon. [17] The wind is Class 7, [18] and the wind capacity factor is around 46%. [19] The first phase of 1,500 MW is expected to yield 6 TWh per year. [20]
A wind rose plot may contain additional information, in that each spoke is broken down into color-coded bands that show wind speed ranges. Wind roses typically show 8 or 16 cardinal directions, such as north (N), NNE, NE, etc., [2] although they may be subdivided into as many as 32 directions. [3]
Much of this is due to the topography of the state. Summers in Wyoming are warm with July high temperatures averaging between 80 and 90 °F (27 and 32 °C) in most of the state. With increasing elevation, however, this average drops rapidly with locations above 9,000 feet (2,700 m) averaging around 70 °F (21 °C).
Wind rips trees down, causes major damage in Wyoming town
An anemometer is commonly used to measure wind speed. Global distribution of wind speed at 10m above ground averaged over the years 1981–2010 from the CHELSA-BIOCLIM+ data set [1] In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in ...
Wind power in Wyoming; C. Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 11:21 (UTC). ...