Media Tip: Argonne tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure
image: GEM interface showing wind and solar power plant locations with photovoltaic solar potential.
Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)
The Geospatial Energy Mapper (GEM) from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is an interactive online mapping tool with an extensive catalog of mapping data for energy planning. It can help identify areas across the country that are suitable for wind, solar and other clean energy infrastructure projects.
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