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All Energy Infrastructure and Resources Interactive Map

Provided by: EIA |Published on: April 27, 2021

Graphs/Tables Grades 9-12, 6-8, ap-college

Synopsis

This interactive map of the United States features all energy infrastructure and resources.
Items featured on the map include power plants, pipelines, storage facilities, fossil fuel reserves, uranium resources, wind farms, and solar farms.

Subjects: Science, Geography

Authors: EIA

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey

Languages: English

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Prerequisites

This map can be overwhelming if all the layers are viewed at once.
You can turn layers on and off using the buttons in the top right corner of the interactive map.
The map includes the 50 United States and Puerto Rico.
There are 12 main categories to view on this map: all coal mines, all power plants, oil and gas refining and processing, uranium production, market/trading hubs, pipelines and transmission, other transport and storage, oil and gas wells and platforms, fossil resources, renewable resources, uranium resources, and administrative areas.

Differentiation & Implementation

Geography students could use this map to study the distribution and density of fossil fuel reserves. Students could also study the location of wind and solar farms to better understand the best conditions for generating electricity through wind and solar.
Students could use this in a social studies or civics class to study state policy and federal policy.
This interactive data resource that allows you to explore global energy data might work well with this resource in a lesson.

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