United States Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (ver. 2.0, August 2024)
Dates
Publication Date
2023-11-06
Start Date
1982
End Date
2023
Revision
2024-08-12
Citation
Fujita, K.S., Ancona, Z.H., Kramer, L.A., Straka, M., Gautreau, T.E., Garrity, C.P., Robson, D., Diffendorfer, J.E., and Hoen, B., 2023, United States Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (ver. 2.0, August 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9IA3TUS.
Summary
Analysts from the US Geological Survey and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collaborated to develop and release the United States Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB). This effort built from the expertise gained while developing the regularly updated United States Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). Starting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, locations of LSPV facilities were visually verified using high-resolution aerial imagery; a polygon was drawn around the extent of facility panel arrays, and facility attributes were appended. Quality assurance and control were achieved via team peer review and comparing the USPVDB to other datasets of U.S. solar photovoltaic. Some facility information did [...]
Summary
Analysts from the US Geological Survey and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collaborated to develop and release the United States Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB). This effort built from the expertise gained while developing the regularly updated United States Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). Starting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, locations of LSPV facilities were visually verified using high-resolution aerial imagery; a polygon was drawn around the extent of facility panel arrays, and facility attributes were appended. Quality assurance and control were achieved via team peer review and comparing the USPVDB to other datasets of U.S. solar photovoltaic. Some facility information did not exist within our source data or not yet built, not built at all, or located elsewhere. Thus, uncertainty exists for certain facilities and are rated in a confidence level. None of the data are field verified.
The purpose of this information is to provide a publicly available, spatially referenced, national dataset of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic (LSPV) and some of their technical specifications. An appropriate use of the data would be for scientific analysis, research, or for general interest for the public.
Revision 2.0 by Louisa Kramer on August 12, 2024. To review the changes that were made, see “CHANGELOG_uspvdb_v2_0_20240807.txt” in the attached files section.
