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Utilities are working harder than ever to identify and tap renewable energy resources, and GIS has emerged as the essential tool to support these efforts. With GIS, you can study and compare location-based information in an easy-to-read map view that includes land-use, weather, suitability, transmission, and survey data.

Read more on the role of GIS in renewable energy development [PDF] or listen to the podcast. [PODCAST]

Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement

The Small Utility ELA program offers real value and ROI to small utilities by providing unlimited deployments of GIS software.

Success Stories

These stories show how electric utilities use GIS for renewable energy efforts.

• Is Renewable Energy the Impossible Dream? [PDF]
• New Mexico's PNM Maps Renewable Energy Resource Potential [PDF]
• City of Boston Maps Solar Power Potential [PDF]
• The Big Sky State Taps Wind Resources
• Renewable Energy Siting: Wind Energy and Ethanol Production in Kansas [PDF]

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