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

Description

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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34 Cartographic map of Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) setback (4-km) for wind technology. https://data.openei.org/files/6121/nexrad_4km_map.png
48 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 energy is permitted, while 1 indicates that wind energy is prohibited. https://data.openei.org/files/6121/nexrad_4km.tif
33 In this, the 2023 edition of this report, we present new estimates of the technical potential for land-based wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) for the contiguous United States (CONUS). We also provide cost estimates for the available resources, presenting representative supply curves that can be used in downstream modeling and analysis. Additionally, we introduce new methodologies used to estimate wind capacity, wind energy losses, transmission cost and representation, updated technology cost and design, and scenarios of siting constraints designed to help bound the uncertainty of renewable potential https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/87843.pdf

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  • data
  • tif
  • setbacks
  • next-generation-weather-radar
  • regulatory-constraints
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  • nexrad
  • wind
  • land-based-wind
  • radar
  • infrastructure
  • siting-lab
  • characterization
  • wind-energy
  • airspace-defense
  • sitinglab

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