Solar Geospatial Data Tools
NREL offers several geospatial data tools for solar energy planning. Tools like the Solar Prospector allow users to explore solar resource layers in combination with land ownership, slope, protected areas, and infrastructure data to identify potential project sites. Users can query resource values for specific locations, filter areas based on technical or environmental criteria, and download data for further analysis. These tools help developers and planners evaluate site suitability, understand permitting constraints, and plan distributed and utility scale solar projects.
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AB - NREL offers several geospatial data tools for solar energy planning. Tools like the Solar Prospector allow users to explore solar resource layers in combination with land ownership, slope, protected areas, and infrastructure data to identify potential project sites. Users can query resource values for specific locations, filter areas based on technical or environmental criteria, and download data for further analysis. These tools help developers and planners evaluate site suitability, understand permitting constraints, and plan distributed and utility scale solar projects.
AU - NLR
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
LA - English
DA - 2024/11/13
PY - 2024
PB - NLR
T1 - Solar Geospatial Data Tools
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365
ER -
NLR. Solar Geospatial Data Tools. NLR, 13 November, 2024, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365.
NLR. (2024). Solar Geospatial Data Tools. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365
NLR. Solar Geospatial Data Tools. NLR, November, 13, 2024. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_365,
title = { Solar Geospatial Data Tools},
author = {NLR},
abstractNote = {NREL offers several geospatial data tools for solar energy planning. Tools like the Solar Prospector allow users to explore solar resource layers in combination with land ownership, slope, protected areas, and infrastructure data to identify potential project sites. Users can query resource values for specific locations, filter areas based on technical or environmental criteria, and download data for further analysis. These tools help developers and planners evaluate site suitability, understand permitting constraints, and plan distributed and utility scale solar projects.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/365},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
Details
Data from Nov 13, 2024
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
NLR
Contact
Galen Maclaurin
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