Learn about the Solar Farms Overlay, including the definition, benefits, tips, coverage and update frequency.
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Definition
Our Solar Farm overlay represents existing industrial-scale solar energy facilities as points. The data includes the name, associated power utility, and installed and total megawatts.
This overlay is a subset of the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) Power Plants overlay.
Key Benefits
- Can be used by solar developers to assess local markets
- Helpful for commercial and industrial builders who are interested in developing in areas served by renewable energy
Tip: Click on a solar farm icon to see a pop-up with information on the name and installed megawatts for each facility.
Limitation: This layer should be used for reference only. Users should be cautious of potential temporal lags in updates, omissions, and positional precision errors.
Coverage
United States of America
Update Frequency
As updates are available