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WYOMIN COLORADO WIND ATLAS

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50m WIND
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U.S. Highways
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39° N
U.S. States

KS Counties
38° N 1-3 2-3 3-3 4-3 Cities

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38° N
BLM or BOR

37° N
Federal
1-4 2-4 3-4 4-4
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MEXICO
37° N BIA

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0 15 30 60 90 120 150 Wind

Power Wind as
Wind Power
Density Wind Speed*
2

km Class Resource at 50m W/m at 50m m/s

1 - Poor 0 - 200 0.0 - 5.9
Copyright © 2009 GeoLab LLC. Colorado Wind Atlas, Series 1. 2 - Marginal 200 - 300 5.9 - 6.7
Cartography by Mark Rodrigo. www.thegeolab.com. Power Transmission Lines
3 - Fair 300 - 400 6.7 - 7.4
Projection: USA Contiguous Lambert Conformal Conic. 115 - 161 kV
Wind Data: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, 2003). 4 - Good 400 - 500 7.4 - 7.9
Transportation Data: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT, 2008). 162 - 230 kV 5 - Excellent 500 - 600 7.9 - 8.4
Transmission Data: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, 1993). 231 - 500 kV 6 - Outstanding 600 - 800 8.4 - 9.3
Land Ownership Data: Bureau of Land Management (BLM, 2007).
GeoLab Disclaimer: GeoLab LLC accepts no responsibility, nor any liability for the use of this map. 7 - Superb > 800 > 9.3
This map is for reference only. Use at your own risk. NREL Disclaimer in Appendix of Atlas. *Wind Speeds are based on Weibull k of 2.0 at 1500m elevation.
Chart derived from NREL 50m Wind Series.