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Add some links to the VCE RARE data source page. (#3921)
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zaneselvans authored Oct 22, 2024
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{% for filename in download_paths %}
* :download:`{{ filename.stem.replace("_", " ").title() }} ({{ filename.suffix.replace('.', '').upper() }}) <{{ filename }}>`
{% endfor %}
* `NOAA HRRR Model Overview <https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/>`__
* `NOAA High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Model Overview <https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/>`__
* `ESIG Weather Data for Power System Planning <https://www.esig.energy/weather-data-for-power-system-planning/>`__
White Paper
{% endblock %}


{% block availability %}
Hourly, county-level data from 2019 - 2023 is integrated into PUDL. There is a
second release of data for the years 2014 - 2018 expected in Q1 of 2025, which will be
integrated into PUDL pending funding availability.

You can explore the VCE RARE dataset with
`this Jupyter notebook on Kaggle <https://www.kaggle.com/code/catalystcooperative/04-renewable-generation-profiles>`__.
{% endblock %}

{% block respondents %}
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neighbor technique to assign the state waters to the counties (this pertains to coastal
areas as well).

Name and ID issues
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* The place name for Lake Huron is misspelled "Hurron" in the original data.
* The place name for Lake Saint Claire in the original data uses the abbreviation "St."
including the period character -- this is the only abbreviation and only non
alphabetical or underscore character in any of the place names.
* In 2015 Shannon County, South Dakota was renamed Oglala Lakota County and assigned a
new FIPS code. The VCE data includes the new FIPS code (46102) but the old name, while
the Census DP1 dataset included with PUDL is from 2010, and so uses both the old name
and the old FIPS code (46113).

Capacity factors > 1
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There are a couple of capacity factor values for the solar pv data that exceed
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