Land of Opportunity: Geothermal, Land-based Wind, and Solar PV Potential on Federal Lands
This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for geothermal, land-based wind, and solar PV across the contiguous United States with specific consideration on federal lands. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW) for each reV site (~60,000 sites). The composite exclusion TIFF is a single file that delineates areas where there are no assumed exclusions to a power plant based on various siting assumptions.
For additional details and citation, see: Trieu Mai, Anthony Lopez, Melinda Marquis, Michael Gleason, Anne Hamilton, Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Jonathan Ho, and Shashwat Sharma. 2025. Land of Opportunity: Potential for Renewable Energy on Federal Lands. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A40-91848. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy25osti/91848.pdf.
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| description | This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for geothermal, land-based wind, and solar PV across the contiguous United States with specific consideration on federal lands. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW) for each reV site (~60,000 sites). The composite exclusion TIFF is a single file that delineates areas where there are no assumed exclusions to a power plant based on various siting assumptions. For additional details and citation, see: Trieu Mai, Anthony Lopez, Melinda Marquis, Michael Gleason, Anne Hamilton, Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Jonathan Ho, and Shashwat Sharma. 2025. Land of Opportunity: Potential for Renewable Energy on Federal Lands. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A40-91848. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy25osti/91848.pdf. |
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| identifier | https://data.openei.org/submissions/8383 |
| issued | 2025-01-01T07:00:00Z |
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| landingPage | https://data.openei.org/submissions/8383 |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2025-05-01T15:47:58Z |
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| title | Land of Opportunity: Geothermal, Land-based Wind, and Solar PV Potential on Federal Lands |
