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Department of Energy Releases New Online Renewable Energies Map
Department of Energy Releases New Online Renewable Energies Map
By Michael Harris, Online Editor, HydroWorld
January 31, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new website developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will allow users to easily and accurately map America's potential renewable energy resources.
The interactive tool, called "RE Atlas," is free and available for use online.
It operates much like GoogleMaps, and users are able to choose between nine different renewable sources -- including hydro and wave power -- that can be superimposed on the map.
The map displays data indicating the potential for a given renewable's growth and can be referenced by state, county, and congressional district.
"Ease of use and breadth of data make...
By Michael Harris, Online Editor, HydroWorld
January 31, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new website developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will allow users to easily and accurately map America's potential renewable energy resources.
The interactive tool, called "RE Atlas," is free and available for use online.
It operates much like GoogleMaps, and users are able to choose between nine different renewable sources -- including hydro and wave power -- that can be superimposed on the map.
The map displays data indicating the potential for a given renewable's growth and can be referenced by state, county, and congressional district.
"Ease of use and breadth of data make...
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/01/department-of-energy-releases-new-online-renewable-energies-map?cmpid=SolarNL-Thursday-February2-2012
DOE RE Atlas website:
http://maps.nrel.gov/re_atlas
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Looks like the best spot for wind in Shasta County is where they put the windmills (imagine that! 
), then we've also got good PV capacity in the east county, some decent CSP capacity out by the SETI site, and excellent geothermal capacity throughout the county.
I also wonder why some counties are considered to have good biomass potential and others aren't. 
