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Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
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Last updated6 days ago
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Overview

This data set includes maps of normalized LCOE all-in (Levelized Cost of Transmission [LCOT] inclusive) as calculated using NLR's Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) costs, both drilling and CAPEX/OPEX, and considering the best depth option (1-7 km) for each location across the contiguous United States. Two files best opened in GIS software are included of the suitability map with and without technical exclusions, respectively. Also, a .jpg version of the map is included which includes information about the determination of suitability in the "About the Data" section. Most favorable locations are those with low LCOE all-in values.

ATBCAPEXEGSEGS favorabilityLCOELCOTOPEXdrilling costenergyenhanced geothermalfavorabilitygeospatial datageothermallevelized cost of energylevelized cost of transmissionmapmodelraster dataresource potentialsuitability map
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Dcat Issued2025-12-01T07:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2026-07-22T18:45:27Z
Dcat Publisher NameNational Laboratory of the Rockies
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/8734
Harvest Object Idd32ec5e9-5082-4fc6-b80c-5b1e430e9985
Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
Harvest Source TitleOpenEI Data Portal
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Files
  • lcoe_favorability_no_excl_favorability.tif

  • lcoe_favorability.tif

  • NLR's January 2026 EGS Suitability Map