On developing a prospecting tool for wind industry and policy decision support

►In this paper we explore the building and value of a wind industry location decision support tool. ►We examine the development process from the industry perspective. ►We discuss the creation of a decision support tool that was designed for industry, state policy makers and local decision makers. ►We build a model framework for wind prospecting decision support. ►Finally we discuss the impact on local and state decision making as a result of being informed by science based decision support.