Net-Zero America bulk transmission expansions between metropolitan statistical areas for high-electrification scenario (base land use), 2050

Description:: This dataset shows the expansions to bulk electric transmission corridors in the contiguous United States that will be required by 2050 to balance renewable energy capacity (solar PV, wind, and offshore wind) across metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) under a net-zero-emissions scenario with high electrification and more permissive land-use assumptions. Balancing ensures that each of the 73 MSAs included in the analysis has access to a minimum level of renewable electricity supply on an annualized basis. For an overview of the "E+" high-electrification scenario and "base" land-use assumptions on which this dataset is based, please refer to the "supplemental information" portion of this record.
Identifier:: ark:/88435/fj236949v
Creator:: Andrew Pascale, Andlinger Center, Princeton University, Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Provider:: Princeton
Resource Class:: Datasets
Resource Type:: Line
Subject:: net-zero, solar, wind, offshore, transmission, spur, bulk, renewable energy, transition, energy, infrastructure, electricity, grid, MSAs, metropolitan areas, netzeroamerica, public, open access, E+, high-electrification, BLUA, and Utilities and Communication
Theme:: Utilities and Communication
Temporal Coverage:: 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, 2050, and 2021
Date Issued:: 2021
Spatial Coverage:: United States
Access Rights:: Public
Format:: Shapefile

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