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energy resources

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geoscientificInformation

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New Mexico, Colorado headwaters-Plateau, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Utah

Concentrated Solar Power Potential, 2012, Colorado Plateau

Potential for concentrated solar power generation in Wh/sq. m./day determined with the RE Atlas (NREL 2012, Lopez et al. 2012). Lopez, A., B. Roberts, D. Heimiller, N. Blair, and G. Porro. 2012. U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO. NREL [National Renewable Energy Laboratory]. 2012. Renewable Energy Atlas. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.

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Author(s) Rudy Schuster orcid, Stella Copeland orcid, John B Bradford orcid, Michael C Duniway orcid
Publication Date 2018-01
Beginning Date of Data 2012-12-31
Ending Date of Data 2012-12-31
Data Contact
John B Bradford
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F72J6B1M
Citation Schuster, R., Copeland, S., Bradford, J.B., and Duniway, M.C., 2018, Concentrated Solar Power Potential, 2012, Colorado Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F72J6B1M.
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John B Bradford
Metadata Date 2020-08-27
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