Description
This dataset identifies counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where solar energy bans or moratoriums exist across the contiguous United States.
For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-87843.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Map.png | PNG | Cartographic map of solar facility bans or moratoriums. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Map Deprecated.png | PNG | Note: Deprecated version, please use "Solar Moratorium and Ban Map" resource for correct data. Cartographic map of solar facility bans or moratoriums. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Map v1 Deprecated.png | PNG | Note: Deprecated version, please use "Solar Moratorium and Ban Map" resource for correct data. Cartographic map of solar facility bans or moratoriums. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Map v2.png | PNG | Cartographic map of solar facility bans or moratoriums. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Data Deprecated.tif | TIFF | Note: Deprecated version, please use "Solar Moratorium and Ban Data" resource for correct data. Map of counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022 in TIF format. In the dataset, 0 indicates that solar energy is permitted, while 1 indicates that solar energy is prohibited. Due to size, a GIS software is likely needed to open this file. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Data v1 Deprecated.tif | TIFF | Note: Deprecated version, please use "Solar Moratorium and Ban Data" resource for correct data. Map of counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022 in TIF format. In the dataset, 0 indicates that solar energy is permitted, while 1 indicates that solar energy is prohibited. Due to size, a GIS software is likely needed to open this file. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Data v2.tif | TIFF | Map of counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022 in TIF format. In the dataset, 0 indicates that solar energy is permitted, while 1 indicates that solar energy is prohibited. Due to size, a GIS software is likely needed to open this file. | Open resource |
| Solar Moratorium and Ban Data.tif | TIFF | Map of counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022 in TIF format. In the dataset, 0 indicates that solar energy is permitted, while 1 indicates that solar energy is prohibited. Due to size, a GIS software is likely needed to open this file. | Open resource |
| Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States | In this, the 2023 edition of this report, we present new estimates of the technical potential for land-based wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) for the contiguous United States (CONUS). We also provide cost estimates for the available resources, presenting representative supply curves that can be used in downstream modeling and analysis. Additionally, we introduce new methodologies used to estimate wind capacity, wind energy losses, transmission cost and representation, updated technology cost and design, and scenarios of siting constraints designed to help bound the uncertainty of renewable potential | Open resource |