IDEAL LOCATIONS FOR WIND POWER GENERATION IN WASHINGTON STATEPREPARED BY: DOMINIC PONTAROLO, JAMIE MONTEMAYOR, MATT MACKINNONCEE 424 GIS

Specifications:•10 miles from existing wind turbines•Within 5 miles of state highways•Within 5 miles of transmission lines•Outstanding or superb wind power resource potential•Land use of bare ground, agriculture, or non-forested•Not within national parks or mountain ranges

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Figure 2: Final selected location

Figure 1: Existing Infrastructure

Figure 4: Selected Location Proximity to Roads and Transmission Lines

Figure 3: Potential wind power generation of selected location.