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Abstract
| Recently there has been an increased awareness for alternative energy systems. This awareness, growing in many cases out of concern for the environment and a desire to decrease the dependency of foreign energy, has led some local politicians to promote legislation that would increase funding for the development of renewable energies. Wisconsin has recognized this dependency and has made strides to reduce this dependency through initiatives that promote clean energies. This promotion has increased incentive for businesses to pursue the goals of the state. Establishing a control group for wind energy production allows local developers, universities and politicians to make decisions that are more informed. The collection of the data for this research came from the NCDC automated airport weather stations. Analysis and presentation will use weibull parameters of the measured wind data. Weibull parameters are similar to the mean of the sample; weibull parameters, typically used with life data analysis, like weather forecasting, provide more flexibility than a normal or exponential distribution. |
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