
Hourly Wind and Solar Generation Profiles at 1/8th Degree Resolution This dataset uses regional atmospheric climate model output to simulate wind and solar power generation across the entire contiguous US. This data is particularly useful for obtaining power production profiles at new locations or locations where only short records exist, or to study climate change impacts. We assume that a generic power plant exists at each grid cell and model the power output for solar at the surface and wind at 80, 100 and 125 meter hub heights. The data consists of a historical period 1980-2022 and several future scenarios that extend from 2020-2099. - Code: https://github.com/GODEEEP/tgw-gen/- Underlying climate data and description of the future scenarios: https://tgw-data.msdlive.org/- The NREL reV model was used to produce these profiles: https://github.com/NREL/reV Data The dataset consists of a series of netcdf files, one per year, grouped together based on resource type, climate scenario, and year range. The data is available as capacity factors which can be scaled to any desired plant size. Please see the data directory below to find the appropriate record for your purposes. solar historical solar historical 1980-2022 rcp45cooler solar rcp45cooler 2020-2059 solar rcp45cooler 2060-2099 rcp45hotter solar rcp45hotter 2020-2059 solar rcp45hotter 2060-2099 rcp85cooler solar rcp85cooler 2020-2059 solar rcp85cooler 2060-2099 rcp85hotter solar rcp85hotter 2020-2059 solar rcp85hotter 2060-2099 wind historical 80 meter wind 80m historical 1980-2000 wind 80m historical 2001-2022 100 meter wind 100m historical 1980-2000 wind 100m historical 2001-2022 125 meter wind 125m historical 1980-2000 wind 125m historical 2001-2022 rcp45cooler 80 meter wind 80m rcp45cooler 2020-2039 wind 80m rcp45cooler 2040-2059 wind 80m rcp45cooler 2060-2079 wind 80m rcp45cooler 2080-2099 100 meter wind 100m rcp45cooler 2020-2039 wind 100m rcp45cooler 2040-2059 wind 100m rcp45cooler 2060-2079 wind 100m rcp45cooler 2080-2099 125 meter wind 125m rcp45cooler 2020-2039 wind 125m rcp45cooler 2040-2059 wind 125m rcp45cooler 2060-2079 wind 125m rcp45cooler 2080-2099 rcp45hotter 80 meter wind 80m rcp45hotter 2020-2039 wind 80m rcp45hotter 2040-2059 wind 80m rcp45hotter 2060-2079 wind 80m rcp45hotter 2080-2099 100 meter wind 100m rcp45hotter 2020-2039 wind 100m rcp45hotter 2040-2059 wind 100m rcp45hotter 2060-2079 wind 100m rcp45hotter 2080-2099 125 meter wind 125m rcp45hotter 2020-2039 wind 125m rcp45hotter 2040-2059 wind 125m rcp45hotter 2060-2079 wind 125m rcp45hotter 2080-2099 rcp85cooler 80 meter wind 80m rcp85cooler 2020-2039 wind 80m rcp85cooler 2040-2059 wind 80m rcp85cooler 2060-2079 wind 80m rcp85cooler 2080-2099 100 meter wind 100m rcp85cooler 2020-2039 wind 100m rcp85cooler 2040-2059 wind 100m rcp85cooler 2060-2079 wind 100m rcp85cooler 2080-2099 125 meter wind 125m rcp85cooler 2020-2039 wind 125m rcp85cooler 2040-2059 wind 125m rcp85cooler 2060-2079 wind 125m rcp85cooler 2080-2099 rcp85hotter 80 meter wind 80m rcp85hotter 2020-2039 wind 80m rcp85hotter 2040-2059 wind 80m rcp85hotter 2060-2079 wind 80m rcp85hotter 2080-2099 100 meter wind 100m rcp85hotter 2020-2039 wind 100m rcp85hotter 2040-2059 wind 100m rcp85hotter 2060-2079 wind 100m rcp85hotter 2080-2099 125 meter wind 125m rcp85hotter 2020-2039 wind 125m rcp85hotter 2040-2059 wind 125m rcp85hotter 2060-2079 wind 125m rcp85hotter 2080-2099 This research was supported by the Grid Operations, Decarbonization, Environmental and Energy Equity Platform (GODEEEP) Investment, under the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). PNNL is a multi-program national laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Battelle Memorial Institute under Contract No. DE-AC05-76RL01830.
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