Sandia National Laboratories New Mexico Wind Resource Assessment Lee Ranch

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hired Global Energy Concepts (GEC) to conduct a two-year wind monitoring program at one previously selected site. The wind resource assessment study includes eight quarterly reports and one final report. Each report provides a general summary of the data collected during the reporting period. Raw and processed data along with reports are submitted to SNL for archiving and distribution. The Quarter 4 " 2000 report was the first of the eight quarterly reports and covered the period from installation, October 17, 2000, through December 31, 2000. Due to communications problems at the site, SNL requested a shift in the reporting periods. The second quarterly report covered the period from December 1, 2000, through February 23, 2001. The third report covered the period from February 24 through May 31, 2001. The fourth quarterly report covered the period from June 1 through August 31, 2001. Due to delays in data collection and low data recovery, the fifth and sixth quarters of the monitoring program, for the period of September 1, 2001, through February 28, 2002, were reported together. The seventh report covered the period of March 1 through May 31, 2002. The eighth report covered the period of June 1 through August 31, 2002. This report covers the period of September 1 through December 31, 2002, and also summarizes the annual period of January 1 through December 31, 2002. The site is located in the San Mateo Mountains, at 35 18 45" N " 107 25 51" W with an elevation of 2,578 m (8,458 ft.). The site was commissioned on October 17, 2000. Figure 1 provides a map indicating the general site location.