Wind Energy Projects: 2004-2015 catalogs major wind energy developments across New York State, detailing their planned and operational status from 2004 to 2015. The dataset includes specific project locations, developers, and technical specifications like generating capacity and turbine counts. Its cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates it is a maintained public resource for tracking renewable energy infrastructure.
Use Cases
- Tracking project development status using Status, Project Name, and PSC Case Number
- Analyzing regional distribution of wind capacity using Location County, Location Town, and Project MW
- Assessing developer activity and project scale using Project Developer, No. of Turbines, and Project MW
- Mapping project locations and capacity for spatial analysis using Location County, Location Town, and Project MW
Strengths
- Provides a specific temporal coverage from 2004 to 2015
- Includes detailed technical and administrative columns such as PSC Case Number and Project MW
- Available in multiple formats (CSV, XML, JSON, RDF) across platforms
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown across all sources
- Last updated dates conflict between sources (2026-04-16 on Socrata vs. 2026-03-14 on Data.gov)
- Author, organization, and license information are not provided
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov
- Time Range
- 2004-2015
- Freshness
- 2026-04-16 14:00:20
- Geography
- New York State