Jay's Sandbox
An informal corner for experiments—maps, visualizations, and tools built with public data to explore ideas in wind energy and GIS. More experiments coming as I build them out.
Experiments
U.S. Wind Turbine Timeline
Watch the growth of wind energy across the United States over time. Each point is an individual turbine appearing at its commercial operation date—explore how projects expanded region by region.
Live Grid Mix Dashboard
Hourly U.S. electricity generation by source—wind, solar, gas, nuclear—across major grid operators, pulled from the EIA open API. Map + charts.
→ Open dashboard
Wake Effect Sandbox
Every turbine leaves a "wake" of slower, choppier air behind it—park another machine in that shadow and it can lose 10–20%+ of its energy. Drag turbines, spin the wind direction, and watch farm output respond. Spacing is money.
→ Open simulator
More experiments in progress…
Ideas in the queue: wind resource overlays, interconnection queue maps, and automation tools for development workflows.
Experiment #1 — U.S. Wind Turbine Timeline
Each point represents an individual wind turbine. Use the timeline below the map to play through commercial operation dates and watch the build-out unfold region by region.