Generation Site Selection

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Generation planners must consider land availability and suitability during their site selection process. GIS delivers spatial analysis tools that make it an ideal platform for generation planning and site selection.

With GIS, you can display and analyze your proposed site's proximity to population centers, fuel and renewable resources, transportation networks, and transmission lines. You can use GIS to determine the possible physical and social impact of the proposed site and create suitability models.

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

Learn how electric utilities use GIS for generation site selection.

• Is Renewable Energy the Impossible Dream? [PDF]
• New Mexico's PNM Maps Renewable Energy Resource Potential [PDF]

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