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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
DOE · DOE-537 · record R3394

WETO SA

Department of Energy · NREL - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (EE)

Overview

Development stage
DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not intended to produce outputs that are used as principal basis for decisions or actions that have a legal, material, binding, or significant effect on rights or safety
Start date
2024-10-01 (day precision)Source: 2024-10-01T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Energy and the Environment
Operational functions
No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Assess the developable quantity and quality of the renewable resources.

Expected benefits

It seeks to better understand the uncertainty and impact of siting considerations and to understand when and where wind technological innovation may help to overcome potential land barriers.

System outputs

Robust surrogate models to deliver meaningful insights across a broad set of technology innovations and site characteristics while overcoming computational challenges

Technology

AI classification
Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s)
NREL Azure System, NREL Stratus System
Custom-developed code
No
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported)
Azure, OpenAI
Vendors (standardized)
MicrosoftOpenAI

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
Yes
Demographic features
Not reported
Training and evaluation data
Not reported
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported