Pick a state, any state, says NREL, and learn of its potential renewable energy resources.
A new geospatial application developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) lets users easily and accurately map potential renewable energy resources in the U.S. The interactive tool, RE Atlas, is free to use and available online at http://maps.nrel.gov/re_atlas.
“Ease of use and breadth of data make RE Atlas an excellent tool for policymakers, planners, energy developers, and others who must better understand the renewable resources available in the United States,” said Dan Getman, whose team in NREL’s Strategic Energy Analysis Center developed the tool. “RE Atlas is an important addition to NREL’s suite of geospatial tools, because it brings together so many renewable energy datasets in one easy-to-use tool.”
RE Atlas facilitates energy policy development, investment, and education by making high quality data accessible and easy to understand. The tool creates dynamic maps of renewable resources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind. RE Atlas can display resources individually or in a composite fashion.
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