Interregional Renewable Energy Zones Across the Continental United States

This dataset identifies 155 Interregional Renewable Energy Zones (IREZs) across the continental United States. Each IREZ is characterized by its primary and secondary renewable resource type. The data supports the National Transmission Planning Study for decarbonizing the electricity sector by 2035.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of IREZs to identify clusters of primary and secondary renewable resource types.
• Map transmission corridor planning by linking IREZ locations with their designated primary resource potential.
• Assess regional renewable energy potential by studying the characteristics of the 155 identified IREZs.

Strengths

• Contains 155 distinct Interregional Renewable Energy Zones.
• Data is associated with the National Transmission Planning Study, providing a strategic planning context.
• Includes characterization of each zone by primary and secondary renewable resource.

Limitations

• No column-level metadata or sample data is available to understand the specific attributes recorded for each IREZ.
• The dataset's size, row count, and specific file formats beyond 'BIN' are unknown.
• The temporal coverage of the underlying resource potential data is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Geography

Continental United States