Solar Energy Facility Visual Characteristics Study Database

This interactive database contains data and photographs for the Utility-scale Solar Energy Facility Visual Characteristics Study. An introduction to the study with additional links is available, as are important study details and usage limitations. The database is also available through a Google Earth KMZ file.

Select one or more search criteria below to retrieve study observation data and solar facility photographs. Records may be selected by facility name, distance, date, time of day, backdrop, a variety of lighting and weather conditions, and view direction. Follow the links in the returned records to retrieve detailed observation forms and photographs.

Facility:	Alamosa Solar Generating Project Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Clark GS Copper Mountain Crescent Dunes Desert Sunlight Ivanpah Kimberlina Nellis AFB Nevada Solar One Nipton Solar Generating Plant SEGS III-VII SEGS VIII-IX Sierra SunTower Silver State
Distance from observation point to facility:	From: To: Include records without a distance
Lighting Direction:	Frontlit Sidelit Left Sidelit Right Backlit Shade [Blank]
Time of Day:	From: To:
Date:	From: To:
Facility Backdrop:	Sky Sky/Ground Ground [Blank]
Lighting Quality:	Even Shade Even Sun Part Sun/Part Shade [Blank]
Weather:	Cirrus Clear Cloudy Mostly Clear Mostly Cloudy Partly Clear Partly Cloudy [Blank]
Direction of View:	N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW [Blank]

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