Data

The Energy Zones Mapping Tool currently includes the 408 Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers listed below. Over time, data layers will be added, updated, and removed. The GIS layers are compiled from a variety of sources for the purpose of screening-level analysis, and each has a limit to the scale, currency, and accuracy of the data.

Click any column header to sort on that column. Click the sign to view a short description of the data layer. Click on the metadata link in the table below to access metadata for each layer, and to learn more about the data quality and source. We make no warranty or representation, express or implied, as to the use, accuracy, or interpretation of the data accessible at this site.

	Thumbnail	Title	Category	Data Source	Resource
		Electric Power Retail Service Territories	Utilities	Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Database (HIFLD)
		Abstract: Depicts electric power retail service territories. These are areas serviced by electric power utilities responsible for the retail sale of electric power to local customers, whether residential, industrial, or commercial. Metadata File Publication Date: July 2020 - Data last updated: 2021-06-03
		Wastewater Treatment Facility	Utilities	Environmental Protection Agency	Biomass
		Abstract: Layer displays the location of wastewater treatment facilities in the United States and their capacity. Metadata File Publication Date: December 2006 - Data last updated: 2012-04-04
		Petrochemical Facility	Utilities	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
		Abstract: This layer displays petrochemical facilities that would conceivably use the process steam from a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) – 700-750 C reactor outlet temperature to produce steam at 400-550 C for oil refinery distillation and chemical processing activities in the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: December 2011 - Data last updated: 2012-06-05
		Hydropower Energy Storage Capacity	Utilities	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
		Abstract: The Hydropower Energy Storage Capacity (HESC) Dataset catalogues estimates of nominal energy storage capacity based on varying levels of detail. These data provide a foundation for understanding available resources at existing hydropower facilities and their potential to provide storage of energy and more flexible generation. Metadata File Publication Date: 2021 - Data last updated: 2022-03-10
		Natural Gas Storage Facilities	Utilities	Energy Information Administration
		Abstract: U.S. underground natural gas storage fields as of July 2014. County centroids are used for map location. Source: EIA-191, Monthly Underground Gas Storage Report. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2018 - Data last updated: 2021-07-15
		Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Use (2010)	Utilities	Geological Survey
		Abstract: This layer displays estimated water use at thermoelectric power plants in the United States, base on linked heat and water budgets, and complement reported thermoelectric water withdrawals and consumption. Metadata File Publication Date: November 2014 - Data last updated: 2021-10-26
		Electric Planning Areas	Utilities	Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Database (HIFLD)
		Abstract: This feature class/shapefile represents electric power planning areas. The area covered by those entities which are responsible for the coordination, integration, and long-term planning of transmission operations within their region, often comprised of the retail service territories of numerous electric power utilities. Metadata File Publication Date: July 2020 - Data last updated: 2021-08-25
		Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import/Export Terminals	Utilities	Energy Information Administration
		Abstract: Liquefied natural gas import/export terminals in the United States as of January 2020. These are defined as terminals capable of liquefaction of natural gas for transport or receipt and regasification of LNG for use as natural gas. The dataset excludes the import facility in Puerto Rico. Sources for these data are the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Metadata File Publication Date: April 2020 - Data last updated: 2021-07-15
		Petroleum Refineries	Utilities	Energy Information Administration
		Abstract: Petroleum refineries in the U.S., as of October 2019. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Refinery Capacity Report, Table 3. Accuracy of the locations was improved through the use of publicly available sites such as company websites and satellite images from public websites. Metadata File Publication Date: July 2020 - Data last updated: 2021-07-15
		Submarine Pipelines	Utilities	Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Database (HIFLD)
		Abstract: Pipeline, submarine/on land Definition: A pipeline is a string of interconnected pipes used for the transport of matter, nowadays mainly oil or gas. Metadata File Publication Date: February 2018 - Data last updated: 2021-08-25
		Submarine Cable (USACE)	Utilities	Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Database (HIFLD)
		Abstract: Cable, submarine Definition: An assembly of wires or fibres, or a wire rope or chain which has been laid underwater or buried beneath the seabed Metadata File Publication Date: February 2018 - Data last updated: 2021-08-25
		Biodiesel Plants	Utilities	Energy Information Administration
		Abstract: Biodiesel plants of the United States as of May 2015. Source: EIA-22M, Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2019 - Data last updated: 2021-07-15
		Electrical Power Plant Capacity	Utilities	Environmental Protection Agency - eGRID
		Abstract: This layer displays electrical power plants in the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: 2012 - Data last updated: 2016-12-14
		Commericial Nuclear Power Plant	Utilities	Environmental Protection Agency
		Abstract: This dataset represents nuclear power plants from the U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID2012). Metadata File Publication Date: October 2015 - Data last updated: 2016-12-13
		Coal Plants Suitable for Co-Firing Biomass	Utilities	Environmental Protection Agency - eGRID
		Abstract: This layer displays Coal Plants Suitable for Co-Firing Biomass in the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: February 2021 - Data last updated: 2021-10-12