We provide a detailed discussion on the analysis presented by Tagle and co-authors, who suggested an approach to improve earlier models for handling non-Gaussianity in spatial wind field speed data by simplifying the model formulation to better accommodate large data sets. Our discussion focuses on the energy and socio-economic context of wind potential assessment in Saudi Arabia - an oil-rich country, statistical aspects associated with wind field forecasting, and the prediction of the wind electricity production potential from the wind field forecast.