Description
This dataset includes heat demand for potential application of direct use geothermal broken down into 4 sectors: agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and residential. The data for each sector are organized by county, were disaggregated specifically to assess the market demand for geothermal direct use, and were derived using methodologies customized for each sector based on the availability of data and other sector-specific factors. This dataset also includes a paper containing a full explanation of the methodologies used.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural County Heat Demand Totals.xlsx | XLS | Spreadsheet containing greenhouse space heating totals (billion BTU) for a subset of U.S. counties | Open resource |
| Commercial County Heat Demand Totals.xlsx | XLS | Spreadsheet containing space and water heating totals (trillion BTU) for commercial use in each U.S. county | Open resource |
| Manufacturing County Heat Demand Totals.xlsx | XLS | Spreadsheet containing process heating totals (trillion BTU) for select industries in a subset of U.S. counties | Open resource |
| McCabe et al paper Characterizing US Heat Demand.docx | Doc | Paper assessing the U.S. demand for low-temperature thermal energy at the county resolution for four major end-use sectors: residential buildings, commercial buildings, manufacturing facilities, and agricultural facilities. Written by Kevin McCabe, Michael Gleason, Tim Reber, and Katherine R. Young. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. | Open resource |
| Residential County Heat Demand Totals.xlsx | XLS | Spreadsheet containing space and water heating totals (trillion BTU) for residential use in each U.S. county | Open resource |