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State borders[edit]
The biggest problem with this map is the uncanny ability of the wind to know the exact state borders and swoop in on New York but avoid Pennsylvania for example. Now granted there is a river at the border of Illinois and Missouri, but it really seems implausible that the river is completely stopping any wind from entering the state. 199.125.109.31 16:02, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- I guess we'll just have to demand a refund from NREL. Oh yeah, I forgot, this map didn't cost us anything, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer (thanks, U.S. taxpayer - hey wait, that's me). NREL has not finished updating the maps for all the states. Here is a larger versions the Pennsylvania map:
- They haven't updated the New York map. See the left side caption on the big map that shows which states they have updated. The bottom caption says the remaining states show the old data from the 1987 estimate. Which we also have here:
- You can see that Pennsylvania got a lot less windy. I guess the U.S. government passed a law that stopped the wind in Pennsylvania. --Teratornis (talk) 01:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
