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Net-Zero America land-use exclusions for solar projects under net-zero scenarios (base land use), 2050
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Andrew Pascale, Andlinger Center, Princeton University, Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- Originator
- Emily Leslie, Energy Reflections, LLC, Principal
- Originator
- Jesse Jenkins, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department and Andlinger Center, Princeton University, Assistant Professor
- Publication Date
- 20201215
- Title
- Net-Zero America land-use exclusions for solar projects under net-zero scenarios (base land use), 2050
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/8c5e0521-6078-47e9-bfb0-bc6d2d6ed066/file/4baa5b1e-8425-4ebe-90c7-dc8950bd13eb
- Abstract
- This dataset shows land excluded from the siting of solar photovoltaic candidate project areas (CPAs) in the contiguous United States to 2050 under all net-zero-emissions scenarios with more permissive land-use assumptions. Exclusions based on considerations of techno-economic factors, environment and conservation, prime soils, and slope are shown separately. For an overview of the "base" land-use assumptions on which this dataset is predicated, please refer to the "supplemental information" portion of this record.
- Purpose
- For visualizing renewable energy siting with GIS software. A growing number of pledges are being made by major corporations, municipalities, states, and national governments to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. As part of the Net-Zero America Project, this dataset provides granular guidance on what getting to net-zero really requires and on actions needed to translate these pledges into tangible progress.
- Supplemental Information
- Both the "base" land-use assumptions on which this scenario is predicated and the "constrained" alternative stipulate that new renewable-energy sites will be selected based on: 1) numerous environmental, cultural, and economic exclusions, 2) buffers of varying extent around water bodies, urban areas, and certain infrastructure, and 3) slope and population-density limits. The "base" case additionally allows for 1) sites with Theobald Human Modification Index values of 0.082 or more, and 2) wind development on prime farmlands. These assumptions are detailed in the Net-Zero America report of December 2020.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Date of publication.
- Bounding Box
- West
- -127.890448
- East
- -65.352522
- North
- 51.598828
- South
- 22.876651
- Theme Keyword
- net-zero
- solar
- renewable energy
- transition
- energy
- infrastructure
- electricity
- exclusions
- netzeroamerica
- public
- open access
- BLUA
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- utilitiesCommunication
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 2050
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Any non-commercial use is permitted. All uses must credit Princeton University and carry this same license.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- None planned
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-1097
- Point of Contact
- Contact Person
- Andrew Pascale
- Credit
- A. Pascale, E. Leslie, J. Jenkins, E. Larson, C. Greig, E. Mayfield, C. Zhang, J. Drossman, R. Williams, S. Pacala, R. Socolow, EJ Baik, R. Birdsey, R. Duke, R. Jones, B. Haley, K. Paustian, A. Swan
- Native Data Set Environment
- Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
- Data Quality Information
- Lineage
- Source
- Publication Date
- 20201215
- Title
- Net-Zero America: potential pathways, infrastructure, and impacts, interim report
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Princeton, NJ, 08544, US
- Publisher
- Princeton University
- Online Linkage
- https://netzeroamerica.princeton.edu/img/Princeton_NZA_Interim_Report_15_Dec_2020_FINAL.pdf
- Type of Source Media
- onLine
- Contribution
- Net-Zero America report, 2020
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 4
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Map Projection
- Map Projection Name
- NAD 1983 Albers
- Albers Conical Equal Area
- Standard Parallel
- 29.5
- Standard Parallel
- 45.5
- Longitude of Central Meridian
- -96.0
- Latitude of Projection Origin
- 23.0
- False Easting
- 0.0
- False Northing
- 0.0
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- coordinate pair
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 0.0000000037527980722984474
- Ordinate Resolution
- 0.0000000037527980722984474
- Planar Distance Units
- meter
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D North American 1983
- Ellipsoid Name
- GRS 1980
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.0
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257222101
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- NZAP_exclusions_solar_BLUA
- Entity Type Definition
- Polygons representing areas excluded from renewable-energy development.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment/High Meadows Environmental Institute
- Attributes
- FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- typeCode
- Unique numeric category identifier. (1 to 4)
- Definition Source
- Andlinger Center/HMEI
- Shape_Leng
- Perimeter of feature. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape_Area
- Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- type
- Exclusion category.
- Techno Economic
- Exclusion based on techno-economic considerations.
- Environment and conservation
- Exclusion based on environment and/or conservation considerations.
- Prime Soils
- Exclusion based on presence of prime soils.
- Slope (greater than 10 degrees)
- Exclusion based on slope of land.
- Definition Source
- Andlinger Center/HMEI
- Distribution Information
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20210824
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- Contact Address
- City
- Princeton
- State or Province
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- US
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 609-258-1097
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998