Resource Analysis

With high-resolution data, NLR's resource analysis shows where energy resources are located and how much potential they offer.

Every location has unique energy characteristics—including natural resources, land availability, infrastructure, and constraints—that influence which energy systems are possible and practical. NLR's resource analysis capabilities provide the high-resolution data needed to understand how resources vary across space and time. NLR provides developers and planners across the country with publicly available high-resolution data and tools so they can make informed energy decisions—from early site screening to long-term system planning and investment.

Mapping and Visualizing Energy Resources

NLR develops world-class datasets, maps, and interactive data viewers that characterize energy resources with geographic precision. These publicly available resources offer a foundational understanding of where energy potential exists.

Modeling Energy Resources With NLR Tools

NLR's flagship resource analysis modeling tools help users apply analytical methods and data to their own projects. NLR tools work together to integrate resource data, land-use considerations, infrastructure layers, and performance modeling to support siting, planning, and decision-making at multiple scales.

Identifying Low-Cost Energy Potential

NLR develops energy supply curves that translate geospatial resource information into cost and availability estimates. Updated regularly, these supply curves incorporate siting constraints, technology performance, local conditions, and infrastructure access to support a range of planning activities—from project screening to regional and national energy system planning.

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