U.S. Geothermal Heat Pump Installations from Public Permits

Geothermal heat pump installations across the United States are documented using public drilling permits. The dataset includes location details, installation dates, and system characteristics like capacity and borehole depth. It was compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the 2025 Geothermal Market Report.

Use Cases

• Map the geographic distribution of installations using city, county, state, and latitude/longitude data.
• Analyze trends in system capacity and installation dates to understand market growth.
• Correlate borehole depth and number of boreholes with system configuration types.
• Assess regional adoption patterns by comparing installation counts across states and counties.

Strengths

• Compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), an authoritative source.
• Includes specific system characteristics like capacity, borehole depth, and number of boreholes.
• Sourced from public drilling permits, providing a foundation for market analysis.
• Updated in August 2025, ensuring recent data.

Limitations

• Row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is limited to installations with publicly available permit information, potentially missing private projects.
• System characteristics may be incomplete if not fully reported in permits.

Provenance

Source

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 2025 Geothermal Market Report.

Collection Method

Compiled primarily from public drilling permits.

Time Range

Installation dates are included, but the overall temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-08-25.

Geography

United States, with location data including city, county, and state.