Science & Space
NASA, Virginia Energy Department Partner on Energy System Planning
NASA and Virginia’s energy department will use climate and solar data to improve energy-system modelling and planning.
What happened
NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy. NASA will provide solar, meteorological and future weather-risk datasets to support modelling and planning for energy generation, delivery and use. The source excerpt does not provide further details about the partnership’s scope, timeline or specific projects.
Why it matters
The partnership gives Virginia energy planners additional data for evaluating energy systems and making decisions about generation, delivery and use.
Source: NASA