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Solar Energy: Bans or Moratoriums (2022)

DOI 10.25984/2441171

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This dataset identifies counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where solar energy bans or moratoriums exist across the contiguous United States.

For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-87843.

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AB  - This dataset identifies counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where solar energy bans or moratoriums exist across the contiguous United States.

For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-87843. 
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Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Solar Energy: Bans or Moratoriums (2022). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 1 January, 2024, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441171.

Geospatial Data Science, N. (2024). Solar Energy: Bans or Moratoriums (2022). [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441171

Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Solar Energy: Bans or Moratoriums (2022). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), January, 1, 2024.  Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2441171

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author = {Geospatial Data Science, NREL},
abstractNote = {This dataset identifies counties and municipalities that had a solar energy ban or moratorium as of April 2022. A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where solar energy bans or moratoriums exist across the contiguous United States.



For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Lopez, Anthony, Pavlo Pinchuk, Michael Gleason, Wesley Cole, Trieu Mai, Travis Williams, Owen Roberts, Marie Rivers, Mike Bannister, Sophie-Min Thomson, Gabe Zuckerman, and Brian Sergi. 2024. Solar Photovoltaics and Land-Based Wind Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2023 Edition. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-87843. },
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6124},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), https://doi.org/10.25984/2441171},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-21},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2441171

Details

Data from Jan 1, 2024

Last updated Nov 12, 2024

Submitted Jul 23, 2024

Organization

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Contact

NREL Geospatial Data Science

Authors

NREL Geospatial Data Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research Areas

Energy Analysis Solar Power

Keywords

Solar, Regulatory, Siting Lab, ban, moratorium, solar energy, data, PNG, TIF, solar power, energy, power, photovoltaic, PV, SitingLab, bans or moratoriums, regulatory constraints, solar pv

DOE Project Details

Project Name Solar and Land-use in Decarbonized Energy Systems

Project Number 38421