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Data - WFS Turbine Data

Watch the Wind turbines in real-time with a widget:

Windows PC Instructions:

For PC, you will need to install the Yahoo Widget Engine, then install the unzipped WindWidget files (ignore the Mac files) in the My Widgets folder of your My Documents folder.  
Create multiple widgets by opening that folder, duplicating the file and giving it a new name. 

MAC OSX Instructions:

[Download] and install to Dashboard (just double-click the after downloading)
Create multiple widgets by following these instructions


View the data in a web-browser [No download required]


To see a list of all the Wind for Schools Turbines that are streaming data please visit:
 http://wind-for-schools.caesenergy.org/wind-for-schools/Welcome.html





















Legacy Information >>>


Performance Summary for Turbines in SD WFS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capacity factor is the ratio of the actual output of a wind turbine over a period of time and its output if it had operated at rated capacity over the same time span (usually 1-year).