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Data published for June/July

The Meteorological Tower has now recorded over two months of wind data since we raised it early in May. We had problems with a few of the sensors through the beginning of June (humidity and insulation), but now we are firing on all cylinders. The second month of data is now available on our website through the Data and Reports section.

Below is a graph of the wind speeds at different times of the day over the month. As you can see, the average wind speed is greatest late at night and in the afternoon. The most consistent winds occur at night, as expected.

 

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Past Articles

First Month of Data
The Met Tower has now been standing and reporting data for over a month. As part of the project, we will be making all wind data collected available to the public via this website. You can now download the data as a Microsoft Excel file from [more]
June 13, 2008 12:35 pm

Meteorological Tower Raised!
I am very happy to report that our Meteorological Tower is now standing and recording data at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Sylvan Township south of Chelsea. Every day, a data logger will transmit packets of information to us that contain all [more]
May 8, 2008 2:10 pm

Media Event
While we weren't able to raise the tower, we still had a very successful media kick-off event. I recently got great pictures back from the event from the photographers at Chrysler. Below are some of the highlights. Unfortunately, weather still [more]
April 1, 2008 12:37 pm

Met Tower to be Erected This Week
Today was the rescheduled day to raise the tower after our postponement last month. Elected officials and Chrysler Representatives hosted a media event at the site of the Met Tower at the Proving Grounds to celebrate the occassion. Unfortunately, [more]
March 18, 2008 3:36 pm

Met Tower Raising Postponed
Just one week away from our target date to raise the met tower at Chrysler Chelsea Proving Grounds, we have unfortunately learned that inclement weather conditions in other parts of the country have set our contractor back with other projects [more]
February 18, 2008 10:00 pm

Chrysler Joins the Project
Chrysler, LLC has agreed to partner with the Washtenaw County to test the wind for the potential to develop wind power. With this partnership, Chrysler has agreed to pay for half the cost of the meteorolgical tower, as well as host [more]
February 13, 2008 3:39 pm

Wind Test Update 11-20-07
Now that the contract with North Coast is signed, the County has been working with local governments to secure the proper permits to erect the met tower. Since commercial wind turbines are a new to most local jurisdictions, they are often unsure [more]
November 20, 2007 10:41 am

Contract Signed
We have signed a contract with North Coast Wind and Power to complete the next phase of the wind project; wind speed testing. North Coast was selected from a group of six bidders who responded to our Request for Proposal. We are looking forward [more]
November 20, 2007 10:23 am

Update- RFP issued
Monday, July 30, 2007 - Today Washtenaw County released a Request For Proposals to complete an investment grade wind study at a pre-determined area in western Washtenaw County. The RFP can be downloaded from the County website by going to http://bids.ewashtenaw.org [more]
July 31, 2007 2:01 pm

Update- BOC Votes to Fund Study
July 19, 2007- The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted last night to fund an investment grade wind study in western Washtenaw County. The resolution to fund the project, which had been tabled for further deliberation at previous meetings, [more]
July 23, 2007 8:53 am

Testing Site Selection Report Available
The final Meteorological Tower Site Selection report for Washtenaw County is now available on the Resources page. The report, prepared by North Coast Wind and Power with RMT provides recommendations on siting meteorological towers to conduct [more]
May 16, 2007 9:46 am

Update to Board of Commissioners
On April 19, 2007, Planning and Environment Director Tony VanDerworp and Daryl Stockburger of North Coast Wind and Power updated the Board of Commissioners on the project's progress. The timeline presented to the Board calls for one meteorological [more]
April 23, 2007 4:31 pm

Initial News Release
The Washtenaw County Wind Project will be undertaking an investment grade wind study for 12-18 months, beginning this spring. Project planners have been working since last summer to develop working relationships and strategy to make sure that [more]
March 6, 2007 3:56 pm