This dataset accompanies the paper "Geothermal district energy systems coupled with seasonal underground thermal energy storage: a U.S. techno-economic screening by climate and geology." It contains the data and scripts required to reproduce the study's results across ten U.S. cities, where ground heat exchangers (GHEs_ and underground thermal energy storage (UTES) were modeled to assess district-scale heating and cooling performance. The dataset includes Python scripts implementing the workflow described in the paper, county-level building load profiles derived from ComStock data, SUTRA inputs and outputs for aquifer and reservoir thermal energy storage simulations, and a comprehensive technical and cost results summary. The workflow integrates standardized load aggregation, GHE sizing with GHEDesigner, subsurface thermal storage modeling using SUTRA, and economic assessment through unified cost modeling. The specific configuration modeled here has the GHE supplying district heating and an equal share of cooling, with the UTES system (either Aquifer- or Reservoir- TES) supplying the remaining cooling load. Intermediate and final outputs are structured so that the workflow can be rerun or modified for different cities, system configurations, or parameter assumptions. The dataset also links to a supporting U.S. Geological Survey data release that documents the SUTRA framework and provides additional model files and reference simulations.
District Geothermal Energy Systems with Seasonal Underground Thermal Storage: Load Profiles, Modeling Workflow, and Techno-Economic Results for U.S. Screening
L o a d i n g
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
Update frequencyunknown
Last updated5 days ago
OverviewATESComStockGHEGeoTESLCOEPythonRTESSUTRAU.S. citiesUTESaquifer storagebuilding load profilesdistrict energy systemsenergyenergy modelinggeothermalground heat exchangermodelmodel datascriptsseasonal storagesubsurface simulationtecho-economic analysisunderground thermal energy storage
Additional Information
KeyValue
Dcat Issued2025-09-27T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2026-04-22T14:17:21Z
Dcat Publisher NameNational Laboratory of the Rockies
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/8667
Harvest Object Idd01c97a3-77d0-4232-a5fe-0f18aa64df59
Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
Harvest Source TitleOpenEI Data Portal
