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Lowry Range Solar Station: Arapahoe County, Colorado (Data)

Published by National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-12-18T17:36:27Z
A partnership with industry and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to collect solar data to support future solar power generation in the United States. The measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradiance to define the amount of solar energy that hits this particular location. The solar measurement instrumentation is also accompanied by meteorological monitoring equipment to provide scientists with a complete picture of the solar power possibilities.

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  • Resource bibliography on SciTech Connect. DOI 10.7799/1052550

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  • Datasets currently available including "Live" graphical display, updated every 30 minutes. (No longer available) "Live" data and plots, updated every 30 minutes. (No longer available) Daily plots and raw data files, are available from May 30, 2008 to January 30, 2014. Solar Calendars, are available from May 2008 to January 2014. Wind roses (monthly, seasonal, & yearly) are available from June 2008 to January 2014. DOI 10.7799/1052550 **Notice: Users should not use any wind data from November 2008 through July 2009, because the tower had buckled.

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